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 […]
Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS
North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
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 […]
Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA’s Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill […]
Starship’s heat shield appears to have performed quite well in test
One of the more curious aspects of the 10th flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket on Tuesday was the striking orange […]
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. […]