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Live / SpaceX launches eighth Starship test flight
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches the eighth flight test of Starship. It will attempt to release four mock Starling satellites and if successful, it would mark the first time the vehicle has deployed a payload.
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch
Eight minutes after the 400ft rocket system launched from the company’s Starbase in Texas, the upper-stage spacecraft’s engines malfunctioned and the vehicle spun out of control before exploding in the atmosphere above the Caribbean. The lower-stage super heavy booster returned to the launch pad after separation and was caught by mechanical arms.
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Debris from Blue Origin and SpaceX rockets found in Bahamas and Europe
A massive chunk of a Blue Origin rocket’s nose cone washed ... The incidents are unrelated to the SpaceX Starship rocket that exploded midair during a test flight in January, raining debris ...
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SpaceX Rocket Stage Burns Up Over Europe and Crashes in Poland, While Blue Origin Debris Washes Ashore in the Bahamas
The SpaceX rocket failed to deorbit properly, and the Blue Origin debris had already landed as planned in the ocean
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Specification for a Mini Starship Using Two Raptor Engines
Robert Zubrin talks about reducing the mass of SpaceX Starship by a factor of 5 for a Starboat mini-Starship. The linear dimensions would scale by the cube
Blue Origin To Launch Another Indian-Origin Space Tourist On February 25; Here's How To Watch Live
Blue Origin is launching its next crewed space mission on February 25. The liftoff is targeted at 9:30 pm IST from Texas with six passengers including Indian-origin Tushar Shah. Taking to X on Monday, the company posted a picture of the six-membered crew from the launch site.
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Zubrin’s New Mars Plan with a Mini Starship Called Starboat
Robert Zubrin, Presiden of the Mars Society, has developed an updated Mars plan that builds on his original Mars Direct proposal. This new plan integrates
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How Starship Could Save the International Space Station Instead of Bringing It Down
An animation video shows the SpaceX Starship used as a booster for the International Space Station, taking it to a higher orbit to keep it safe a while longer
SpaceX to expand Starship to Florida, a Pacific atoll, and add to Starbase
At nearby Cape Canaveral, SpaceX intends to build a Starship launch site at Space Launch Complex 37. Built in the late 1950s, NASA used it for the Apollo program and Delta IV rockets have flown from the site since the 1990s. The request is also under environmental review.