Starbase on the Gulf Coast has completed preparations for the second test flight of Starship, which SpaceX hopes to launch soon. “Starship is fully assembled as the team prepares for the launch rehearsal. We continue to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain permission to launch,” SpaceX wrote...
Starlink will launch Direct To Cell service for direct communication between smartphones and satellites next year. created by DALL-E at BingInitially, it was planned to launch it already in this area, but apparently something didn’t work out. Let us remind you that this is a joint project between SpaceX and...
The storm approaching from the Gulf of Mexico prompted organizers to delay the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid exploration mission on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket until October 13. The launch was originally scheduled for the morning of October 12. The preliminary forecast suggested only a 20% chance of favorable weather...
On October 9, SpaceX successfully launched 21 Starlink V2 minisatellites into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and was the company’s 71st mission this year, moving it closer to its goal of 100 launches by 2023. SpaceX is gradually increasing...
Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, said that the company will be able to land the Starship spacecraft on Mars in three to four years. He spoke about this via video link during the International Congress of Astronautics in Baku. “I think it’s entirely possible to have a test unmanned...
Elon Musk spoke about Starship, SpaceX’s massive reusable rocket system, on October 5 at the International Astronautics Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan. Musk said SpaceX didn’t want to “set expectations too high” after its failed attempt to reach orbit in April. Starship’s two stages failed to separate. Ultimately, SpaceX deliberately blew...
On October 5, SpaceX launched 22 more satellites of its Starlink internet constellation into orbit, marking the company’s 70th orbital mission this year. The Starlink spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Center. The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday at 10:45 pm local time,...
Little is known about Starshield’s progress, but SpaceX has revealed several key aspects of the project. For example, this project will use the same broadband technology as the Starlink constellation of satellites. However, it will be intended for government purposes, in particular for use by the US military and related...
2023 was expected to be a record year for SpaceX as the number of launches for both Starlink and commercial missions reached an all-time high. SpaceX has already completed 70 launches this year, surpassing 2022’s record of 61 launches. This is the fourth year in a row that SpaceX has...
During the test, 27 engines of the first stage of the rocket were fired briefly without detaching it from the launch pad. This test helped confirm Falcon Heavy’s readiness for launch of NASA’s Psyche mission, scheduled for October 12 from KSC Pad 39A. The Falcon Heavy rocket that will launch...
American billionaire Elon Musk showed a new image of the Starship spacecraft, which is ready for its next orbital flight. The assembled giant rocket has already been installed on the launch pad. The rocket consists of the Starship 25 spacecraft and the Booster 9 launch vehicle, which have already passed...
The rocket’s first stage will make its 17th flight and is scheduled to return to the Just Read the Instructions platform in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Space Launch Delta 45 weather service, a 95% chance of good weather conditions is predicted. If the launch is delayed by 24...
American billionaire Elon Musk showed a new image of the Starship spacecraft, which is ready for the next orbital flight. “Let Starship serve as a beacon of hope for the future,” the inventor wrote on his page on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter. A week ago, Elon...
The other day it became known that SpaceX received permission for the orbital launch of the Starship spacecraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Now it is reported that the next launch could take place in October. Photo: SpaceXDespite all the consequences of the first launch, when both the...
Satellite operator Telesat and SpaceX announced the signing of a multi-launch agreement to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed constellation of satellites into low Earth orbit. Telesat has contracted for 14 launches of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the world’s most reliable and only reusable orbital rocket, which will carry up to 18...
SpaceX is set to open an office in Dublin, which will be the first European office for the company founded by Elon Musk. The move comes as the US tech business seeks to expand sales of its Starlink satellite broadband service across the region. The Sunday Times, citing its own...
