SpaceX says debris recovery attempts hindered after Starship explosion

SpaceX says debris recovery attempts hindered after Starship explosion

SpaceX said on Thursday its debris recovery efforts after last week’s Starship explosion have been hindered and it has sought cooperation from Mexico, whose president has raised the possibility of legal action against the company. A massive Starship spacecraft by SpaceX exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas last week, which Elon Musk’s […]

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Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

US space agency NASA recently announced the delay of the Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) again due to operational concerns. Initially scheduled to launch on June 22, NASA opted to delay the mission yet again. The mission’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Dragon spacecraft, are still on their assigned launchpad, Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy […]

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Axiom-4 launch delayed again; new date June 22, says Isro

Axiom-4 launch delayed again; new date June 22, says Isro

Axiom-4 Mission Launch Date: The Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back again — the next probable launch date is June 22, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The space agency said that the revised date was arrived at after detailed […]

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Axiom-4 launch delayed again; new date June 22, says Isro

Axiom-4 put off again after leak detected on space station

The launch of the Axiom-4 mission, on which Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is supposed to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) along with three others, was put on an indefinite hold on Thursday, after a problem was detected on the space station itself. US space agency NASA said a “new pressure signature”, indicating a […]

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Axiom-4 mission carrying Shubhanshu Shukla postponed due to technical snag

Axiom-4 mission carrying Shubhanshu Shukla postponed due to technical snag

The much-anticipated launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed due to a technical snag, Elon Musk’s SpaceX said in a statement Wednesday. The new dates of the mission will be announced soon, as the team is working on making some repairs, it was announced. The delay in […]

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Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026

Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026

Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on Thursday he foresees the futuristic vehicle making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year. Musk presented a detailed Starship development timeline in a video posted online […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launched on ninth test flight after last two blew up

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launched on ninth test flight after last two blew up

Starship, the futuristic SpaceX rocket vehicle on which Elon Musk’s ambitions for multiplanetary travel are riding, roared into the sky from Texas on Tuesday on its ninth uncrewed test launch, aiming for a clean flight after the last two attempts ended in explosive failure. The two-stage spacecraft, consisting of the Starship vessel mounted atop a […]

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FAA allows SpaceX Starship’s next flight, expands debris hazard zones

FAA allows SpaceX Starship’s next flight, expands debris hazard zones

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it approved SpaceX’s Starship to return to flight after its explosive test failure in March, allowing Elon Musk’s space company to launch from Texas as soon as next week after redrawing hazard zones along the rocket’s flight path. SpaceX’s Starship, a 400-foot-tall (122 meter) rocket poised to […]

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SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended months long stay. The […]

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SpaceX ready to retry launching NASA’s next space station crew

SpaceX ready to retry launching NASA’s next space station crew

A Falcon 9 rocket is readied for another launch attempt for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission after a technical delay, which will take four crew members to the International Space Station, from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on March 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was ready […]

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