According to a report filed by SpaceX with the FCC, Starlink satellites were forced to deviate 25,299 times between December 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023 to avoid a potentially dangerous approach to other spacecraft or orbital debris. . Generated by the Midjourney neural networkThe number of required maneuvers has...
On Monday, June 26, SpaceX conducted static tests of the new Starship spacecraft, which is being prepared for orbital flight. This is a new Starship that will attempt to climb into orbit after an April launch that ended in a controlled explosion. The Starship will be mounted on a Super...
Elon Musk recently regained the title of the world’s richest man thanks to the rise in Tesla shares this year. Starlink’s first public offering will make it significantly richer – and it could happen sooner than some think. In January, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya predicted Starlink’s IPO would take place...
SpaceX has made more than 1,000 changes to the Starship rocket since its first launch in April, which was not entirely successful. This was stated by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who added that these changes should allow the rocket to successfully enter orbit this time. Musk said the changes include...
After the first orbital launch of Starship, which ended in failure, SpaceX had more work to do: the data collected during the flight had to be analyzed and the necessary changes made so that the engines would no longer turn off during the flight (this was mainly the reason for...
On Monday, June 12, SpaceX launched two missions: a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 52 Starlink satellites and another as part of the Transporter-8 mission with 72 mini-satellites. The Starlink satellites have been launched into low Earth orbit, where they will join more than 4,000 Starlink orbiting satellites,...
SpaceX hired 14-year-old software engineer Kairan Kwazi, who went through a “technically difficult” and “fun” interview process. Quasi is the youngest person ever hired by SpaceX. According to the LA Times, he began studying computer science and engineering at the age of 11 and will graduate from Santa Clara University...
The first (and not very successful) orbital flight of the SpaceX Starship took place in April, but interesting details about it are still emerging. So, as it turned out, a special “dish” of the Starlink satellite Internet system was installed on Starship – all data was transmitted to Earth through...
In an interview with CNBC, Elon Musk called remote work “morally wrong bullshit,” arguing that it’s unfair to people who can’t work from home. Musk, who banned telecommuting from Twitter after acquiring the company, has spoken out about it before. This time, he said remote work is counterproductive. “I truly...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk confirmed that engineers have already created an improved version of the Raptor V3 engine for the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy launch vehicle. Moreover, the team has already successfully tested, during which a new record was set. The Raptor V3 just hit 350 bar (269 tons...
Since the end of 2022, SpaceX has been adding 150,000 Starlink satellite Internet users per month. SpaceX now has 1.5 million followers, the company announced on Twitter. From January to April 2023, SpaceX conducted 30 launches, including the first Starship launch, 2 Falcon Heavy launches, and 27 Falcon 9 launches....
Much was expected from the first flight test of the Starship rocket (according to plans, it should send people first to the Moon and then to Mars), but it turned out to be only 4 minutes of flight – then the Starship exploded. SpaceX later explained that the rocket was...
A photo of the launch pad of the SpaceX Starbase test site appeared on the Web, from which the SpaceX Super Heavy launch vehicle with the Starship spacecraft set off on a test flight on Thursday. If you do not know the background, then by the destruction you might think...
The next launch of the Starship spacecraft may take place no sooner than in a month or two. This assessment was given by Elon Musk as a commentary on the destruction of the launch pad. It turned out that it was supposed to have a water-cooled steel plate at its...
On the second attempt, SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket was launched, but not everything went according to plan. At the time of launch, it seemed that the rocket tilted a little and began to rise not strictly vertically, but it quickly leveled off and began to gain altitude. A few seconds...
After canceling the long-awaited first orbital flight of the Starship rocket yesterday, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has announced a new launch date. The launch is now scheduled for Thursday, April 20. Yesterday, April 17, hundreds of people gathered in Boca Chica, Texas, where the SpaceX launch site is located, to...
