SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk has updated the status of the investigation into the failure of the Falcon 9 rocket during its ill-fated CRS-7 Dragon mission. The preliminary findings point to a support strut in the Second Stage LOX tank breaking, releasing a helium pressurization bottle (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) that began the series of events that resulted in the loss of the vehicle.
Since the Return to Flight timeframe, concerns regarding the state of the Composite Overwrapped Pressure…
Shuttle managers have opted against offloading the amount of helium stored in Atlantis’ Composite Overwrap…
In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, SpaceX…
Following Booster 18’s failure during a pressure test, SpaceX went ahead and set a new…
SpaceX continues to accelerate production of its next-generation Starship vehicles at the Starfactory facility in…
The Starship program had an eventful year in 2025, with five full-stack test flights, of…
SpaceX is rapidly advancing the assembly of Super Heavy Booster 19 at its Starbase facility,…
Following the anomaly with Booster 18, SpaceX is pushing ahead with the construction of Booster…
SpaceX rolled out the next generation of Starship to Masseys for testing, but during a…
Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of…
SpaceX’s engine development and testing site in McGregor—the world’s most active rocket engine test facility—continues…
SpaceX had not experienced much success with the Block 2 version of Starship since its…
SpaceX has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the 10th test…
Numerous upgrades have been observed during NSF’s recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded…
In the second quarter of 2025, SpaceX continued its record launch cadence with the Falcon…
Following the loss of Ship 36 at Masseys and the cleanup operations now underway, SpaceX…
In a series of recent updates from Relativity Space, the company highlighted progress on its…
On the evening of June 18, SpaceX was performing a routine six-engine static fire test…
Relativity Space has announced significant progress with its Terran R reusable launch vehicle. In a…
