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technology4 months ago

SpaceX's Starship Achieves Key Test Milestone with Successful Launch and Payload Deployment

SpaceX successfully launched its 10th test flight of the Super Heavy-Starship rocket from Texas, marking a critical step towards operational use and lunar missions, despite past failures. The launch demonstrated promising performance, with plans for further testing to verify reusability and heat resistance, crucial for future Mars and moon missions, including NASA's Artemis program. However, experts remain cautious about meeting the 2027 moon landing goal due to technical challenges.

via CBS News|
#mars-colonization#nasa#spacex
space4 months ago

SpaceX gears up for 10th Starship test flight from Boca Chica

SpaceX is preparing for its 10th test flight of the Super Heavy-Starship rocket, aiming to demonstrate upgrades and reliability for future moon missions, despite previous failures and ongoing technical challenges. The launch was rescheduled after an initial delay due to ground system issues, with tests including engine shutdowns and satellite deployments. While a successful flight could boost confidence, experts remain cautious about meeting the 2027 moon landing goal due to the rocket's complexity and technical hurdles.

via CBS News|
#moon-mission#nasa#space
science-and-technology1 year ago

Trump Joins Musk for SpaceX's Ambitious Starship Launch

SpaceX is set to launch its Super Heavy-Starship on its sixth test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, with President-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expected to attend. The test aims to evaluate critical upgrades, including a re-start of one of the Starship's Raptor engines in space and heatshield experiments. This launch is part of Musk's vision for a fully reusable rocket to make humanity multi-planetary, with potential implications for NASA's Artemis moon program and future Mars missions.

via CBS News|
#donald-trump#elon-musk#nasa
science-and-technology1 year ago

SpaceX's Starship Completes Historic Test Flight and Splashdown

SpaceX successfully launched its Super Heavy-Starship rocket on its fourth test flight, achieving key milestones including a controlled splashdown of the Starship upper stage in the Indian Ocean and a soft landing of the Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite some damage, the mission marked significant progress towards the rocket's reusability and its role in NASA's Artemis moon program.

via CBS News|
#artemis-program#elon-musk#nasa
spacetechnology1 year ago

"SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship Successfully Launches with Incredible Earth Re-Entry Views"

SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket is set for its second test flight on Saturday, aiming to boost the unpiloted Starship upper stage into space for the first time. After receiving the required launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration, the rocket, standing 397 feet tall and weighing over 11 million pounds when fully fueled, has undergone over 1,000 upgrades and improvements following its maiden flight failure in April. The goal of the upcoming flight is to send the Starship on a looping trajectory around the planet before re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii, marking a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA's lunar exploration plans.

via 550 KTSA|
#elon-musk#rocket-launch#space-exploration
space2 years ago

SpaceX's Starship Rocket Fails to Reach Space on Second Test Flight

SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, launched on its second test flight but failed to reach space. The Super Heavy booster broke apart soon after launch, and the Starship upper stage was lost as well. The flight was intended to test the "hot-staging" system for separating the upper and lower stages. SpaceX had made numerous changes to improve safety and performance following a previous test flight failure in April. The rocket is crucial for SpaceX's plans to expand its fleet of Starlink internet satellites and enable low-cost government and commercial flights to the moon, Mars, and beyond.

via CBS News|
#rocket-failure#space#space-exploration