SpaceX is having trouble with Starship’s upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket’s […]
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What’s behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX?
SpaceX has long had a hard-charging culture. Is it now charging too hard? File photo of a Falcon 9 launch […]
The Starship program hits another speed bump with second consecutive failure
The flight plan going into Thursday’s mission called for sending Starship on a journey halfway around the world from Texas, […]
SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship’s eighth test flight as soon as Monday. Ship 34, destined to launch […]
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab’s news blitz; Starship mishap blamed on vibrations
One Falcon 9 launched an Intuitive Machines lunar lander, an asteroid prospector, and a NASA science probe. Peter Beck, Rocket […]
Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again
A little over a month after SpaceX’s large Starship launch ended in an explosion over several Caribbean islands, the company […]
Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Vast’s schedule for deploying a mini-space station in low-Earth orbit was always ambitious. A stack of 21 Starlink internet satellites […]
It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
The political winds have shifted in Washington, but the FAA hasn’t yet changed its tune on Starship. Liftoff of SpaceX’s […]
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The Federal Aviation Administration will likely require an investigation into the accident. This screen grab from SpaceX’s live broadcast of […]
Here’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year
Iterate, iterate, and iterate some more The seventh test flight of Starship is scheduled for launch Thursday afternoon. SpaceX’s upgraded […]