3 d. ago SpaceX completes successful test flight of world’s most powerful rocket

SpaceX has successfully launched its 10th test flight of the world's most powerful rocket the Starship, which is earmarked for a trip to the moon in 2027.

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5 d. ago SpaceX’s Mars rocket pulls off successful flight after months of explosive mishaps

The SpaceX ship blasted off from the Starbase launch site in South Texas just after 6:30 p.m. before deploying a test payload of eight dummy satellites into space

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5 d. ago Starships are meant to fly: SpaceX’s rocket finally launches after setbacks

Test flight comes after explosive failures raised doubts over founder Elon Musk’s goals to reach Mars and moonThird time was the charm on Tuesday for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket after the launch had been scrubbed two times in as many days.The stainless steel behemoth, 403ft (123 meters) tall, lifted off from the company’s Starbase in southern Texas at 6.30pm local time (2330 GMT), to loud cheers from engineering teams, a webcast showed. Continue reading...

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6 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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