3 posts tagged ‘spacex starship integrated flight test’
SpaceX’s Starship Clears Crucial Hurdle in Dramatic Second Flight Test
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SpaceX’s latest test flight of the Starship rocket lasted for around eight minutes—twice the length of the previous test. Both the booster and the Starship upper stage were lost, but SpaceX achieved many key milestones during the flight test. Read more...
SpaceX's Starship Rocket Finally Flies—but Blows Up Minutes Later
It finally happened—and it was as spectacular as we hoped. SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from the Boca Chica, Texas, launch pad just after 9:30 a.m. ET this morning, lifted upwards by a record-breaking amount of thrust. Read more...
SpaceX Granted FAA Permission for Second Starship Test Flight
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s new water deluge system, concluding that it’s no more dangerous than a seasonal rain shower. With that assessment out of the way, and with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also satisfied with its own evaluation, the… Read more...