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Starship's 5th launch delayed by "absurd" FAA SpaceX is openly criticising what it sees as unacceptable delays in the licensing process for the next launch of its Starship rocket, saying US government approval is going to take months longer than it originally expected. In a lengthy update...

Starship launch 3 planned for Thursday Elon Musk’s SpaceX received the go-ahead to launch its giant Starship rocket a third time, four months after its last test ended in an explosion prematurely. The Federal Aviation Administration reinstated SpaceX’s launch license, the agency said in a...

FAA serves SpaceX with 17 corrective actions on Starship before 3rd launch US air safety regulators concluded a mishap investigation into SpaceX’s most recent Starship explosion in November, laying out the issues the Elon Musk-led company must address before it can attempt to launch the rocket...

SpaceX gets approval for second Starship launch SpaceX received approval for the second launch of its groundbreaking Starship rocket, ending an almost seven-month hiatus and inching Elon Musk closer to his goal of sending humans to the moon and beyond. The US Federal Aviation Administration...

Starship environmental review kicks off — next launch could be 4 months away The US Fish and Wildlife Service initiated a formal review of the upgrades SpaceX has made to its Starship launch system, one of the final regulatory steps before flights can resume following its explosive April debut...

SpaceX test-fires new Starship booster with water cooling system SpaceX fired up the engines on its latest Starship booster Sunday afternoon in Texas, while simultaneously testing a new water deluge system on the vehicle’s launchpad. The ignition test lasted just 2.74 seconds, according to...

SpaceX’s new Starship rocket boasts over 1,000 changes — Musk promises higher chance of success Elon Musk said that SpaceX has made well over 1,000 changes to Starship following the vehicle’s first test launch in April, which failed to reach orbit. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has...

SpaceX battled to blow up Starship rocket, raising safety concerns During SpaceX's inaugural Starship test flight, the company struggled to get the rocket to self-destruct immediately, raising safety concerns, the New York Times reports. Launch providers like SpaceX are required to demonstrate...

What went wrong with SpaceX's "successful" Starship launch SpaceX’s attempt to send its Starship system into space on Thursday ended in a blast after an engine failure forced it to blow up the rocket shortly after liftoff. The mishap potentially complicates chief executive officer Elon Musk’s...

Starship ends successful launch in spectacular fireball SpaceX is back on the launchpad Thursday with another attempt to send its Starship system into space in a crucial test of the biggest rocket ever built. If successful, the flight will mark a major step in Chief Executive Officer Elon...

New 4/20 launch date for Starship SpaceX is aiming to launch its next-generation Starship rocket on April 20, the second attempt for the groundbreaking flight after a pressurisation issue upended the company’s initial test. Elon Musk’s closely held company announced the new date in a tweet on...

Starship's big day SpaceX plans to launch its massive deep-space rocket Starship into space on Monday, in the first major test of the new launch system. If successful, it will be a critical milestone in SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s quest to bring humans to destinations as far away as Mars. [Bloomberg]

SpaceX plans to launch Starship as early as Monday Elon Musk’s SpaceX received US government approval to launch its next-generation Starship rocket, a key milestone in the company’s quest to send humans to the moon and eventually Mars. The Federal Aviation Administration granted the license to...

SpaceX Starship could launch this month Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX's Starship rocket is ready for launch, and it could take off in the coming weeks, pending regulatory approval. The company revealed it was working towards a launch rehearsal this week, with the first integrated flight...

Put on those headphones — SpaceX successfully test fires 31 engines on Super Heavy booster rocket SpaceX performed a key engine test for its mammoth Super Heavy rocket booster on Thursday — a critical step before it can take the company’s Starship spacecraft to orbit. The test’s completion...

SpaceX Starship contracted to launch satellite into space in 2024 SpaceX’s Starship has been chosen as the launch vehicle for a Japanese satellite, one of the first publicly disclosed commercial payloads for Elon Musk’s newest rocket. The Superbird-9 is scheduled to be launched in 2024 to...

Billionaire from first SpaceX civilian flight buys three more trips The billionaire businessman who bought four seats on SpaceX's first civilian flight into space is funding three more spaceflights — including the first crewed flight of the Starship. Jared Isaacman, the founder of payment...

First Starship orbital flight expected in early 2022 SpaceX will fly the first orbital test of its massive Starship rocket early next year and expects a dozen or more launches in 2022, founder Elon Musk said. The chance of success on the first flight into Earth orbit is relatively low, Musk...