SpaceX is ramping up testing of its second launch pad at Starbase, conducting multiple checkouts of the water deluge system designed to mitigate the intense heat and acoustics of Starship launches. The flurry of activity highlights the company’s push toward operational readiness for Pad 2, including enhancements to water management and structural protections. The pad is set to host its first launch during Flight 12 of Starship in 2026.
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities
The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
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NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) from Florida…
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Just days after the Progress MS-32 cargo ship launched to the International Space Station from…
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SpaceX’s $17 Billion Spectrum Coup: Securing Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell Revolution
In a monumental transaction, SpaceX has allocated more than $17 billion—nearly equivalent to 75% of…
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As SpaceX prepares for Flight 11 of Starship, the company is also making significant strides…
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The launch manifest for this week included five Falcon 9 launches. Four of them collectively…
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SpaceX’s engine development and testing site in McGregor—the world’s most active rocket engine test facility—continues…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Chinese, and Russian missions make up busy week
Two Chinese rockets, a pair of Russian missions, a trio of Falcon 9 launches, a…
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SpaceX has ramped up its engine testing efforts at the McGregor test facility this past…
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Following the energetic RUD of Ship 36 at Massey’s on June 18, teams at the…
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LZ-1 receives its final Falcon landing as SpaceX hand over the landing pad
by Ryan CatonAfter years of delivering iconic views of Falcon boosters performing Return to Launch Site (RTLS)…
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NASA and SpaceX have launched the 11th operational crew rotation mission to the International Space…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite
by Aaron McCreaWith 11 launches scheduled worldwide, this week’s launch roundup is among the busiest of 2025…
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SpaceX, NASA launch TRACERS to study Earth’s magnetic field
by Tyler GraySpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California, carrying…
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Starship at Cape Canaveral making progress as SpaceX tries to push the program forward
by Ryan WeberWhile SpaceX continues to attempt to launch flight tests at Starbase, crews are working diligently…
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In the second quarter of 2025, SpaceX continued its record launch cadence with the Falcon…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX completes east coast doubleheader, Russia to resupply ISS
by Tyler GrayWith the month of June coming to a close and July on the horizon, the…
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With Masseys out of commission, SpaceX may attempt static fire Ships at the launch site
by Ryan WeberWith the Ship static fire stand and trench at Masseys out of commission, SpaceX appears…
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Following the loss of Ship 36 at Masseys and the cleanup operations now underway, SpaceX…