Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost. Update: May 27, 8:18 p.m. ET: SpaceX anticipates the total loss of Starship as a result of […]
Musk Got His Company Town—Starbase City Is Official
It’s official: SpaceX has its own company town on the southern tip of Texas despite concerns that it would expand the company’s control of the area. Residents living near SpaceX’s launch site, the majority of whom are company employees, voted in favor of turning Starbase into its own city. It was a sweeping win for […]
SpaceX Preps First Reused Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s Next Launch
SpaceX has launched its massive Starship rocket eight times and caught its Super Heavy booster three times in the giant mechanical arms of Mechazilla. Unlike Starship’s upper stage, the booster is now ready for its next steps toward achieving launch, landing, and reuse. In a post shared on Thursday, SpaceX revealed that it was prepping […]
SpaceX’s Starship Disintegrates Again, Causing Major Commercial Flight Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opted to halt flights to several airports in Florida on Thursday night after SpaceX’s Starship upper stage disintegrated, raining debris over the coast. The botched test flight disrupted airports in Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, as well as Philadelphia, in a worrying trend of SpaceX rockets hogging airspace. […]
Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic [Updated]
Update: 6:55 p.m. ET: SpaceX had to scrub today’s launch due to an unspecified issue. The company may try again tomorrow. We’ll keep you posted. Original article follows. SpaceX is gearing up for the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket, hoping to correct course following the explosive mishap that scattered tiny bits of the […]
SpaceX Wraps Up Probe Into Starship Failure That Scattered Debris Over Vacation Spots
We now know the likely cause of a Starship test flight failure that caused rocket parts to rain down over popular tourist destinations back in January, and forcing airlines to divert flights. The upper stage Starship spacecraft experienced a stronger-than-expected harmonic response, according to a statement from SpaceX. By harmonic response, engineers mean vibrations amplified […]
Vote Set to Make Musk’s Starbase an Official City After SpaceX Employees Push Petition
Elon Musk’s dream of turning Starbase into an official city is one step closer to becoming a reality. A Texas county approved holding an election to let its residents decide whether to create a new town called Starbase, built around SpaceX’s ongoing launch endeavors. An election in Cameron County is set for May 3, and […]