Starship Completes Flight 6, Aborts Tower Catch
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle completed a sixth flight test on Tuesday, November 19th, capping off an eventful year for this unique development program.
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Boca Chica
Starship Reaches Space, Falls Short of Orbit
At 7:02 AM CST, the 397 ft tall Starship launch vehicle lifted off from its South Texas launch site, becoming the most powerful rocket ever flown into space.
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SpaceX’s successful Starship prototype test goes out with a bang
DEC. 11, 2020–Two days ago, SpaceX’s massive SN8 prototype completed a successful test – by blowing up on the landing pad.
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SpaceX prepares for key Starship “SN8” test
DEC. 7, 2020–SpaceX is preparing for its first high-altitude Starship flight – a 12.5km test using “SN8”, a prototype Starship test vehicle.
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SpaceX Starship Prototype Meets Fiery End
JUNE 2, 2020– SpaceX’s Starship development program in South Texas seemed to be right on track until it met a swift (and explosive) halt last Friday.
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After a Successful Static Fire, Starship Finally Seems to be Back on Track
MAY 6, 2020–After trial and tribulation, SpaceX’s Starship development program in Southern Texas finally seems to be back on track.
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SpaceX’s Starship Takes Its First Breath
MAY 5, 2020–Things have gotten exciting in the small Texas village of Boca Chica these past few days as a full-scale Starship comes to life for the first time…
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Op-Ed: The Cases For and Against Crewed Starship
When SpaceX first unveiled the plan for the Interplanetary Transport System in 2016, the world stood mystified. What seemed like science fiction was now a real concept proposed by a company that had quickly established themselves as a leader in the NewSpace market. ITS would be the dream everyone wanted – a fast, efficient way to transport 450 tons to Mars, and almost a hundred crew, much more than we could ever dream of sending to even Earth orbit.
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