Starship

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  SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

  SpaceX has received the FAA’s launch licence for Starship Flight 7, marking another milestone in their quest for a fully reusable rocket system. After extensive engine tests, SpaceX is preparing for the test in early 2025. The flight will aim to improve key systems such as booster recovery and ocean splashdown. Designed for lunar and Martian miss...

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  SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight

  SpaceX successfully tested the Super Heavy booster at its Starbase facility in Texas on December 9. The static fire, involving 33 Raptor engines, forms part of preparations for Starship’s seventh flight. The mission, targeted for January 11, 2024, aims to refine the reusable rocket system’s capabilities. With six prior flights completed, the up...

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  How Sundar Pichai's AI Vision Meshed With Elon Musk's Starship Ambitions

  Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, engaged with his Tesla counterpart Elon Musk after the announcement of Google's latest quantum computing advancement, Willow.

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  SpaceX Might Get FAA Approval for 25 Starship Launches in 2025

  A draft environmental assessment by the FAA suggests allowing SpaceX to increase Starship launches from Starbase, Texas, from the current limit of five annually to 25 by 2025. Public consultations in January 2024 will determine the next steps. Starship is SpaceX's reusable rocket intended for Moon and Mars missions, with six test flights conducted ...

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  SpaceX Starship Successfully Completes Sixth Flight With a Banana Payload, Super Heavy Splashdown

  SpaceX’s Starship completed its sixth flight on November 19, 2024, from Texas. The test flight carried a plush banana payload, marking the first-ever payload onboard. While the planned booster catch was cancelled due to a safety parameter, the booster executed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage tested heat shield upgra...

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  SpaceX Launches Starship Rocket as US President-Elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk Look On

  SpaceX achieved new feats during the sixth major test launch of its Starship system but nixed an eagerly anticipated midair “catch” of the rocket’s booster. Starship appeared to survive the reentry, moving its exterior flaps to help guide its descent, though some showed signs of burn and slight damage.

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  "Splashdown Confirmed": SpaceX Starship Rocket Soft Lands In Indian Ocean

  Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully completed its sixth flight test of the Starship spacecraft on Wednesday.

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  SpaceX Fails To Repeat Starship Booster Catch, As Trump Looks On

  SpaceX's Starship megarocket blasted off on its latest test flight Tuesday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the spectacle firsthand in the latest sign of their ever closer ties.

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  Elon Musk's 6th SpaceX Rocket Takes Off With Donald Trump In Attendance

  Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to space on Tuesday from Texas, eyeing an array of improvements on the rocket as US President-elect Donald Trump watched in person.

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  SpaceX Aims to Redo ‘Chopsticks’ Rocket Catch in Starship Flight

  SpaceX will try to launch Starship from its site in South Texas during a 30-minute time slot beginning at 4 p.m. local time, sending the vehicle to space and partially around the world.

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  Donald Trump Expected To Attend Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship Launch: Report

  US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to attend Tuesday's launch of SpaceX's massive Starship rocket, US media reported, the latest sign of growing ties between him and fellow billionaire Elon Musk.

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  "US To India In 30 Minutes?" Elon Musk Discusses Future Of Ultra-Fast Travel

  The Starship rocket, capable of carrying up to 1,000 passengers, promises intercontinental travel at record speeds, such as 30 minutes from Delhi to San Francisco.

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  SpaceX Rolls Out Starship Super Heavy Booster for November 19 Flight Test

  SpaceX has moved its Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of a test flight scheduled for November 19, 2024. This marks a key step in their goal of achieving full rocket reusability. The flight will test key components, including the booster recovery and Starship reentry manoeuvres, moving closer to future space missions.

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  SpaceX Put A Banana Sticker On Its Starship. Here's Why

  SpaceX intends to launch Starship on November 19 within a 30-minute window starting at 3.30 am IST.

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  Starships Sixth Test Flight To Take Off On This Day

  After a historic test flight of Starship last month, SpaceX on Thursday announced the sixth, aiming to launch on November 18.