Elon Musk’s Starship rocket set for crucial test flight
SpaceX’s Starship is set to take off later on its fifth test flight as Elon Musk pushes ahead in his quest to build the most powerful operational rocket system in….
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Starship is about to launch on its fifth flight, and this time there’s a catch
“We landed with half a centimeter accuracy in the ocean, so we think we have a reasonable chance to come back to the tower,” Gerstenmaier said. Launch playbook The Starship….
SpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend
Extensive upgrades SpaceX teams in Texas have beefed up the launch tower and catch arms in the last few months, working around the clock to add structural stiffeners and test….
‘Starship Troopers’ VR Game Set From Sony
“Starship Troopers” virtual reality game “Starship Troopers: Continuum” is set from Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio behind the iconic 1997 sci-fi movie. Featuring Casper Van Dien reprising his role as….
Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic
Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starship test flight in….
SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of catch arms ensnaring SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster. The Federal Aviation Administration has signaled to SpaceX that it won’t approve a launch license for the next….
Rocket Report: Blue Origin flies six to space; when will Starship launch again?
Enlarge / The first stage of the RFA One rocket collapses on its launch pad in Scotland after an aborted test-firing. Welcome to Edition 7.09 of the Rocket Report! When….
Sparks are flying day and night as SpaceX preps Starship pad to catch a rocket
Enlarge / Welders at SpaceX’s Starbase launch site work on the launch pad’s “chopstick” catch arms this week. Pretty much every day for the last couple of weeks, workers wielding….
LEGO Star Wars The Onyx Cinder set reveals new Skeleton Crew starship
Coinciding with its release in stores, LEGO has officially unveiled The Onyx Cinder buildable starship set from the upcoming live-action Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew ahead of the show’s….
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia
Welcome to Edition 7.05 of the Rocket Report! The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for 15 days after a rare failure of its upper stage earlier this….