Updates - SpaceX
Starship Update. On Thursday, February 10 from Starbase in Texas, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk provided an update on the development of Starship, a fully reusable transportation system capable of carrying passengers and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing ... - NBC News
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone ...
Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company …
Mar 7, 2024 · SpaceX is set to acquire public land from Texas after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a land-swapping deal that would cede 43 acres to entrepreneur Elon Musk's company in exchange for 477 acres that are yet to be bought.
Musk's SpaceX plans next South Texas Starship launch Nov. 18
6 days ago · It will attempt the maneuver again on a sixth test flight. SpaceX is planning the sixth test launch of its Starship mega-rocket from South Texas as soon as Nov. 18. The commercial space company ...
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing
Oct 13, 2024 · At 8:25 a.m. Eastern time, the rocket, nearly 400 feet tall, lifted off from the SpaceX launch site near Brownsville, Texas. The upper-stage Starship vehicle, stacked on top of the first stage,...
SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say …
Oct 11, 2024 · BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Standing before a crowd of onlookers and journalists in South Texas in February of 2022, Elon Musk made the case for going to Mars. His company SpaceX would build a rocket ...
Live updates: SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Texas ... - NBC News
Nov 18, 2023 · The latest news and live updates on SpaceX’s unmanned Starship test launch this morning near Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The vehicle’s last launch ended in a major explosion.
SpaceX’s mega rocket completes its fourth test flight from Texas ...
Jun 6, 2024 · SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas. It was the fourth launch of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, standing nearly 400 feet (121 meters) tall.
SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
Apr 20, 2023 · SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.
SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket ... - CBS News
Oct 14, 2024 · The 397-foot-tall rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, flight facility on the Texas Gulf Coast at 8:25 a.m. EDT, putting on a spectacular sunrise show as the booster's 33...