7 d. ago Musk’s Starship carries out successful space mission after multiple failures

Giant SpaceX rocket’s 10th test flight deploys dummy satellites and reinforces billionaire’s dominance of commercial space flight

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8 d. ago Starship suffers new setback in disastrous year for Elon Musk’s Mars

SpaceX boss describes world’s biggest rocket as ‘alien-level technology’ following three failed flight tests in 2025

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8 d. ago SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

Launch delay from Elon Musk’s company marks latest in streak of setbacks, including a liquid oxygen leak on SundaySpaceX was forced to scrap the launch of its giant Starship rocket from Texas again on Monday, this time due to weather, marking the latest in a streak of setbacks for the Elon Musk-run company.The 232ft (71-metre) tall Super Heavy booster and its 171ft tall Starship upper half – together taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – was due to take off from SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facilities at 7.30pm local time. But the launch was called off at the last minute. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mission to Alpha Centuri in 'Noah's Ark of space' could take 400 years – here's how

Boffins are holding competitions to design Star Wars-style spaceships that could house generations of humans hurling through space to reach Alpha Centauri, which is four light years away

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1 week ago SpaceX scrubs Starship rocket launch to troubleshoot ‘ground systems’ issue

Elon Musk’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balanceThe launch of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket was scrubbed late Sunday afternoon, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance.SpaceX said it was standing down from the launch to “allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems”, a post on social media read. There was no information on when the launch would be rescheduled. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SpaceX tests launch of massive Starship rocket after three explosive failures

Space vehicle, due to lift off from Texas, is crucial to Elon Musk’s plans to reach the moon and take humans to MarsThe latest iteration of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket is poised to launch into the skies above Texas on Sunday for the first time in three months, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars hinging on the success of the pivotal mission.Skywatchers are eager to see which version of the world’s most powerful rocket will be produced for its 10th launch attempt. Of its nine previous uncrewed outings, dating to April 2023, failures have outnumbered the successes. All three test flights this year ended in huge explosions and debris raining down on Caribbean islands from the Bahamas to the Turks and Caicos in January and March, and the Indian Ocean in May. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I fled to the UK for safety. So why are your leaders cosying up to the brutal despots in Beijing who've put a £100,000 bounty on my head?

Chloe Cheung Cheung never takes the same route home twice in succession. She carries self protection devices, including alarms and air tags, in case she is kidnapped.

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3 w. ago Tom Hanks honours Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell: ‘Godspeed you, on this next voyage’

Lovell was the commander on the ill-fated 1970 space mission that inspired the blockbuster film

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