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The 35-engine SpaceX Starship booster using version 3 raptor engines is coming sooon. Booster 18 could be the first Version 3 ...
Starship has flown eight test flights to date, two of which occurred this year. Both Flight 7 and Flight 8 — which launched on Jan. 16 and March 6, respectively — were partially successful. In each ...
The vessel we currently refer to as "Starship" used to be known as the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) and ITS (Interplanetary Transport System). Along with the name change, SpaceX clarified its vision ...
SpaceX is trying several modifications to protect Starship during reentry, including active cooling for the tiles. The spacecraft's reentry profile has also been designed to deliberately stress ...
SpaceX is having trouble with Starship's upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket's enormous booster. The most visible sign of SpaceX ...
SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth flight test of its mighty Starship rocket, and it's going to try something new.
SpaceX's Starship has been awarded a NASA contract that will allow it to be considered for future missions. However, recent explosive tests have shown the supersized spacecraft is still far from ...
SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first mission to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage. The company performed a static-fire test ...
SpaceX previously said the vibrations created ... the January flight was still open at the time. Despite the modifications, Starship’s eighth flight on March 6 appeared to experience similar ...
The vessel we currently refer to as "Starship" used to be known as the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) and ITS (Interplanetary Transport System). Along with the name change, SpaceX clarified its vision ...
Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images NASA has added SpaceX's giant Starship rocket to a major commercial contract, putting the world's most powerful launch vehicle in contention for ...