This was the last flight of SpaceX’s second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year. Thirty-three methane-fueled Raptor engines power […]
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Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight
Future flights of Starship will end with returns to Starbase, where the launch tower will try to catch the vehicle […]
Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the […]
Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply […]
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
“This is the first time we’ll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations.” A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”
SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight ended with […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster
Firefly Aerospace reveals why its Alpha booster exploded after launch in April. Starship and its Super Heavy booster ascend through […]
Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance
The ship made it all the way through reentry, turned to a horizontal position to descend through scattered clouds, then […]
With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles
“We were interested in looking at the more durable systems,” Camarda told Ars. “The first thing I ever tested was […]
Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. SpaceX’s 10th Starship rocket awaits liftoff. […]