SpaceX

Starships Will be Launching From These Oil Drilling Platforms Bought by SpaceX

SpaceX has just acquired two former oil drilling rigs off the coast of Texas, which it is converting into launch…

4 years ago

With Funding From Jeff Bezos, MethaneSAT Picks Elon Musk’s SpaceX for 2022 Launch

Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are usually rivals on the final frontier, but they both have a role to…

4 years ago

SpaceX’s Next Idea: to Catch Super Heavy Boosters With the Launch Tower

A new animation shows how SpaceX will "catch" the first stage boosters of their Starship, allowing for faster turnaround and…

4 years ago

SpaceX Releases a Recap Video of their SN8 Making its Hop Test!

SpaceX just released a recap video of their SN8 making its first-ever high-altitude hop test. Soon enough, the SN9 will…

4 years ago

Big News for SpaceX: Static Fire Today, Hop Test This Weekend?

SpaceX conducted another successful static fire test today in advance of a hop test that could be happening later this…

4 years ago

SpaceX’s SN8 Starship Soars and Belly-Flops, but Fails to Stick the Landing. Oh Well, Bring on the SN9!

SpaceX launched the SN8 Starship prototype early today and while it failed to stick the landing, the flight was an…

4 years ago

Will the Starship Make a 15 km Hop Test on Wednesday?

According to recent statements and preparations at Boca Chica, SpaceX could be attempting a high-altitude flight test with the Starship…

4 years ago

SpaceX’s Resilience Spacecraft has Lifted Off and is Headed for the ISS!

NASA and SpaceX have once again made history with the flight of the Crew-1 (Resilience) to the ISS, the first…

4 years ago

One of the Terms of Service For Starlink is that You “Recognize Mars as a Free Planet”

In May of 2019, SpaceX began launching its Starlink constellation with the launch of its first 60 satellites. To date,…

4 years ago

SpaceX Starship Passes Static Fire Test With Three Raptor Engines, Finally Gets Nose Cone!

The Starship is coming together, literally and figuratively! With its three Raptor engines test fired, and nosecones and fins attached,…

4 years ago