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Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to the colonization of Mars. In an address at SpaceX's Starbase facility at Boca Chica, Texas, he gave an update on how the advances in the company's Starship rocket and plummeting launch costs could one day see thousands of ships at a time heading for the Red Planet.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Mars, Starship, Elon Musk

Elon Musk says the Long term cost of a single Starship launch can reach $2 million. The reusable payload of 200 tonnes would mean $10 per kilogram for launch cost. If engines were further improved to 250 tons of reusable payload the cost to orbit would be $8 per kilogram. Nextbigfuture notes that sending only ... Read more

Many SpaceX Starship heat tiles fell off during the last orbital launch. The number of heat tiles that fell off were so high that one group of people have found some that washed up from the ocean after a storm. The heat tiles are light and fragile. SpaceX must determine improved ways to prevent the ... Read more

SpaceX COO Gwynn Shotwell said We’ll figure out what happened on both stages as well and get back to flight, hopefully in about six weeks, flight four hopefully, beginning part of May. SpaceX’s President and COO Gwynne Shotwell gave the opening keynote at the Satellite 2024’s opening session today. Shotwell also said 1. SpaceX’s immediate ... Read more

Elon Musk tweeted that SpaceX Starship will travel across the solar system and to the cloud of objects around us. The cloud of objects around us are either referring to the Kuiper Belt (35-80AU and possibly larger) and the Oort Comet Cloud (0.03 to 3.2 light-years). Nextbigfuture has covered recent research findings that the Kuiper ... Read more

SpaceX had the huge success on March 14, 2024 with the successful launch of Starship to orbit. The Super Heavy booster returned most of the way but lost control before a soft landing attempt. The Starship was lost after about 49 minutes when it tried to re-enter but burned up with some lost heat shield. ... Read more

SpaceX finally flew its Starship mega-rocket to space for the first time, but it couldn't have done so without some crucial upgrades.

SpaceX has shown us the inside of the Starship while it was in orbit and opening the Pez bay door. Gases in the bay were shown escaping the door. This would be the real life venting into space shown in many science fiction movies. They also provide the first footage of re-entry plasma heating. This ... Read more

Third time's the charm! SpaceX's Starship roared into orbit today from the company's Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Larger and more powerful than the venerable Saturn V, the giant rocket lifted off into the history books at 8:25 am CDT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Starship, Launch, Spacecraft

Here is a summary of what seems to have happened. Launch – Successful. Separation – Successful. Boost back – Successful I think. Super Heavy hover – Not successful. Achieving “orbit” – Huge success. Door open / close – Successful. Prop transfer – Big success. Re-entry upper stage – Partial success. Upper stage hover – Unsuccessful ... Read more

In about 24 minutes from, Space X will attempt the third launch of its Starship rocket. YouTube Live, Space X live feed

Want to see if SpaceX's Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens today, beginning at 8:00am EDT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Rocket, Launch, Starship, Elon Musk

The SpaceX Starship launching tomorrow will enable a new generation of larger Gen 3 Starlink satellites. They will weigh over 2 tons and will unfold to a wingspan of 60 meters for larger antennas and solar panels. The space station is about 75 meters wide while the SpaceX Gen 3 will have a 60 meters ... Read more

SpaceX has scheduled a live stream for March 14, 2024 for the third launch orbital test flight of the SpaceX Starship. They have changed the flight plan from previous orbital launches. They will try to make a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean. They will restart engines in orbit and open the payload bay doors. ... Read more

The US Department of the Air Force is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding Starship launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The review is required by the National Environmental Policy Act for any major action, like construction of a new launch complex. The study would examine the environmental impacts of converting Space Launch ... Read more

There are some claims that surface to air missiles can shoot down SpaceX Starships when the US military starts using them in a few years for cargo missions. The people who make these claims have not looked at the specifications of surface to air missiles. A SpaceX Starship will be much harder to shootdown than ... Read more

SpaceX plans to regularly launch its monster Starship booster from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and to do so it will refurbish an Apollo-era launch site and also construct a new one, according to a new environmental impact statement.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Starship, US Space Force, Rocket, Apollo 11, Apollo, Kennedy Space Center

Yesterday, Elon tweeted that the SpaceX Starship launch is in about 3 weeks. Starship were meant to fly and our next one launches in about 3 weeks, but I recommend waiting for a few more test flights before hopping on board @NICKIMINAJ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 12, 2024

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Joe Tegtmeyer spoke with Ellie in space about the SpaceX factory ramp. Joe has been a professional large project manager who has managed detailed management of large projects. He has been closely monitoring the construction and expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin. Joe gives his projection of how he expects the SpaceX Starfactory to ... Read more

SpaceX is expanding the Starship Factory to increase production to one Starship every 72 hours. This would mean production would increase to over 100 per year. Elon has discussed the need to increase Starship production to over one per day.

People believe that exotic new propulsion systems are needed to reduce the one way trip times from Earth to Mars from 180-270 days down to 45 days each way. The slower mission times are for chemical rockets where we barely get out of Earth orbit with a small rocket engine. SpaceX Starship can refuel after ... Read more

Elon Musk will provide a 2024 Starship Update on January 11. He will conduct a SpaceX company talk including a Starship update next Thursday. There could be Starship IFT-2’s post-flight analysis, plans for IFT-3 and beyond, and updates on Starship HLS milestones. There will also probably be Starlink targets. Source pic.twitter.com/8WvUJdW8lp — Toby Li (@tobyliiiiiiiiii) ... Read more

SpaceX photos from Flight 3 Starship six-engine static fire. There will be a lot of Starship launches in 2024 as SpaceX will be increasing the testing to meet the schedule for the NASA Artemis return to the moon. There needs to be refueling and fuel storage tests. Eight to twenty Starship orbital launches will be ... Read more