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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Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns both the rocket company and the social media platform, in a tweet on Monday. “SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny – not large – ad package to test effectiveness of Twitter advertising in Australia & Spain. Did […]

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Indian firm eyes sending tourists near space in balloon-propelled capsule by 2025

Indian firm eyes sending tourists near space in balloon-propelled capsule by 2025

An Indian firm is planning to ferry tourists near space in a spaceship attached to a unique high-altitude balloon system by 2025. Inspired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the Mumbai-based Space Aura Aerospace Technology Pvt Ltd company has begun to build a space capsule measuring 10 feet x 8 feet, which can carry six tourists besides […]

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SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy mission since 2019 from Florida

SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy mission since 2019 from Florida

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most-powerful active rocket, lifted off on Tuesday for the first time in more than three years through dense fog at Florida’s Cape Canaveral, with Elon Musk’s company sending satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The rocket system, consisting of three Falcon 9 boosters strapped side-by-side, took off from […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX expects first Starship launch to orbit this year -NASA

Elon Musk’s SpaceX expects first Starship launch to orbit this year -NASA

SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal demonstration flight as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon in the next few years, a U.S. official said on Monday. Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sought for years to send its towering […]

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Elon Musk says he will keep funding Ukraine, even though Starlink is losing money

Elon Musk says he will keep funding Ukraine, even though Starlink is losing money

The billionaire has been in online fights with Ukrainian officials over a peace plan he put forward which Ukraine says is too generous to Russia The billionaire has been in online fights with Ukrainian officials over a peace plan he put forward which Ukraine says is too generous to Russia Elon Musk said on Saturday […]

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