SpaceX is preparing to follow up its third flight of Starship – one that achieved another leap forward with the world’s largest rocket in history – with the IFT-4 mission. Potentially as early as May, the fourth flight is expected to pair Booster 11 with Ship 29, with the latter already back at the launch site for its Static Fire test campaign.
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Ship 28 and Booster 10 excelled in nearly every aspect and nearly completed every objective…
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The focus of the week ahead is dominated, of course, by the much anticipated third…
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The combined Ariane 6 launcher task force, consisting of ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup, has reported…
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Preparations for the third flight of Starship are making solid progress after both vehicles completed…
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SpaceX receives launch license for second integrated flight test of Starship
by Adrian BeilSpaceX has received the modified license No. VOL 23-129 Rev. 1, which will allow them…
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While the spaceflight world waited for the Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) launch that happened…
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The flight of Booster 9 and Ship 25 is now in the final stage of…
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Pending FAA approval, Starship ready to sport upgrades for upcoming test flight
by Ryan WeberFollowing Starship’s debut during Integrated Flight Test One (IFT 1), SpaceX is ready to improve…
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With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having closed the mishap investigation into the anomaly during…
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SpaceX has rolled out Ship 25 to the launch site and stacked it on top…
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Starship is getting close to its second Integrated Flight Test (IFT). Booster 9 completed its…
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Starship Update: Booster 9 wearing a crown, construction, and HLS test article
Preparations are taking place at Starbase for the upcoming second Starship test flight, with Booster…
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After last week’s testing of Booster 9, the water deluge system, and other important activity…
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Progress toward the second flight of the world’s most powerful launch vehicle continues to take…
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Two months after Starship’s first integrated test flight, engine testing is already underway for Ship…
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships
by Tyler GrayOn June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner…
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After a nearly two-year pause in flights, starting after a deviation from controlled airspace during…
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NASA managers tasked with humanity’s next journey into deep space spoke positively about Starship’s recent…
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Space Perspective prepares to introduce new recovery ship as providers compete for land at Port Canaveral
by Gav CornwellFirst announced in November 2022, Florida-based Space Perspective has purchased an 89-meter-long (292 feet) vessel…