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SpaceX's Ninth Starship Test Flight Delivers Mixed Results
The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and ...
SpaceX Starship launch: What went wrong and what’s next for moon and Mars plans
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket again from Texas after two failed missions. While the rocket flew farther, a door ...
SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA’s moon landing timeline
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...
SpaceX Loses Control of Starship, Adding to Spacecraft’s Mixed Record
Much was riding on Flight 9 for Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket after debris from January and March flights fell into ...
Watch Live as Elon Musk Reveals SpaceX’s Plan to Colonize Mars
Musk will discuss progress and next steps toward building a human presence on the Red Planet ahead of Starship’s ninth test ...
Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
SpaceX's prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket ...
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The rise of SpaceX's Starship and what's holding it back - Part I
The final concept, which was unveiled in 2019, consisted of a Starship composed of stainless steel instead of carbon fiber ...
Sonic Detectives Want to Help SpaceX Listen Up
Physicists who record rocket launches and landings are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.