A little over a month after SpaceX’s large Starship launch ended in an explosion over several Caribbean islands, the company […]
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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 […]
Rocket Report: China launches refueling demo; DoD’s big appetite for hypersonics
We’re just a few days away from getting a double-dose of heavy-lift rocket action. Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic rocket plane will […]
A taller, heavier, smarter version of SpaceX’s Starship is almost ready to fly
Starship will test its payload deployment mechanism on its seventh test flight. SpaceX’s first second-generation Starship, known as Version 2 […]