Starship, Flight and SpaceX
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This week, SpaceX transported Starship to its launch site in Starbase, Texas, for preflight preparations, the company revealed on X. The move suggests Starship is inching toward its 10th test flight,
SpaceX has moved a new iteration of its Starship model to its Starbase in Texas for preflight testing. The new model, which CEO Elon Musk described as the "V2 Starship," is the latest development in the line of spaceships he hopes will one day take a manned mission to Mars.
He said he would discuss "progress to date and engineering/production/launch plans for the future." This update is highly anticipated as it will provide insights into SpaceX's progress with the world's most powerful rocket and its future missions.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has promised to lay out his company’s plans for the mighty Starship rocket in an upcoming event. In a post on X on Thursday night, he said the presentation will take place shortly before the rocket’s 10th flight test, which is expected to take place next in the first half of next month.
SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket for the tenth time in August, after several prior attempts did not go as planned. Even with these setbacks, SpaceX is
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SpaceX's flight 9 Starship launched from Starbase in Texas. See views from below and more in this slow motion footage. Also, see the launch in real-time. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com
When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation's territory, Elon Musk's company offered a sweetener: complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country's defense vessels.
The county recently ended water deliveries for dozens of properties near SpaceX’s company town in South Texas. A lawmaker calls situation “deeply concerning,”
See the view of the flight 8 Starship launch from a camera on the launch mount. The SpaceX Mega Rocket launched from Starbase, Texas. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com