[ad_1] As reported by CNBC, aerial video of the company’s facility in Cocoa, Florida shows gleaming towers of stainless steel which will become the rocket bodies. You can also see sets of rings on the ground stacked in doubles ready to be installed onto the rockets. The footage was captured by aerial photographer John Winkopp. […]
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Elon Musk hopes SpaceX’s Starship will reach orbit in six months
[ad_1] Production for the Super Heavy booster won’t start until Mk4 is complete, Musk added. Despite that, crewed flight might come sooner than you think. SpaceX wants to pursue heavy reusability, to the extent that one Starship could fly “three or four times a day” while the booster could fly “20 times.” That could help […]
SpaceX’s plan for in-orbit Starship refueling: a second Starship
[ad_1] During an update on the SpaceX Starship program, Elon Musk just showed off a brief clip that explained part of the plan for using these vehicles to reach Mars. It involved a Starship in orbit around Earth, meeting a similarly-sized vehicle to refuel before it goes on the long trip to another planet. Musk […]
Watch SpaceX’s Starship presentation at 9PM ET (updated)
[ad_1] Musk has previously hinted that the event might show off the completed prototype ahead of its first suborbital flight. There’s also a possibility that SpaceX will narrow down the time frame for that flight, which might happen as soon as October. Other updates may include design tweaks and revisions of the long-term schedule. Many […]
SpaceX’s Starship halves comes together ahead of a big event
[ad_1] Ten days after we got a peek at the construction of SpaceX’s first Starship in Texas, CEO Elon Musk tweeted out a picture of the craft’s two halves coming together. It’s a timely post, as Musk is planning a press conference Saturday evening with updates on the company’s programs, including its Starships. Last year […]
Get a glimpse of SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype under construction
[ad_1] The first test flights of this orbital vessel could start as soon as October, with the initial experiment reaching about 63,000 feet. Subsequent tests will up the velocity and, eventually, reach orbit. Commercial flights aren’t expected to start until 2021, but Starship is poised to be the backbone of SpaceX’s business soon after, handling […]
Starship’s delivery robots now serve Purdue University
[ad_1] The bot maker is in the early stages of an expansion that will have thousands of machines serving campuses within the next two years. Students at George Mason University and Northern Arizona University already have access to the robotic couriers, while the University of Pittsburgh should have access later in September. There’s a fairly […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper will undergo hover test next week
[ad_1] The Starhopper has already undergone two previous hop tests and shown that it can lift a few inches off a launchpad. Now the Raptor engine has been mounted to the Starhopper again so the next stage of testing can begin, with a hover test scheduled for Tuesday, July 16th. This is where the engines […]
SpaceX plans to launch Starship’s first commercial flight in 2021
[ad_1] SpaceX introduced the launch system as the Big Falcon Rocket or BFR until its upper stage was renamed to Starship and its rocket booster to Super Heavy. Two competing builds are currently undergoing development in Texas and in Florida, and it’s possible that the final spacecraft will combine the best solutions the two teams […]
SpaceX sues over ‘wrongly awarded’ Air Force rocket contracts
[ad_1] The firm also pointed to other criteria that it thought should have put it out front, including its ability to lower costs and offer vehicles that are “commercially viable.” Rivals, SpaceX argued, would have to “rely exclusively” on government contracts and thus drain taxpayer money. ULA was even going to rely on Russian rocket […]