SpaceX is set to launched its Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) for its first high-altitude test, marking the third prototype to take the journey. The Elon Musk-owned company confirmed the ‘hop’ on its website saying the event could kick off ‘as early as Wednesday, March 3,’ but official road closure documents show from 9am to … Read more
Space startup Rocket Lab is taking on Elon Musk‘s SpaceX with a huge new reusable rocket called Neutron that could be used to transport humans to space. The California and New Zealand based firm has merged with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public, valuing the joint venture at $4.1 billion. Rocket Lab will use … Read more
NASA and SpaceX are in final preparations to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Falcon 9 rocket and have announced two crew members making the journey for the first time. The second crewed mission of the commercial spacecraft will launch from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida no sooner … Read more
People in rural parts of the UK who are testing SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite broadband network have responded positively, with one user calling the service ‘amazing’. UK users have reported huge jumps in speed after switching to Starlink, which is operated by SpaceX – the firm owned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk – and powered by … Read more
Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance’ SpaceX’s Starship SN10 will launch this week after the FAA closes its investigation of SN9’s explosive test flight SpaceX could launch its Starship SN 10 prototype this week, said Elon Musk The firm was under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration The investigation looked into the root … Read more
SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean Elon Musk said they were … Read more
NASA has revealed two astronauts that will launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Astronauts Kjell Lindgren, 48, and Bob Hines, 46, have been elected as spacecraft commander and pilot for the mission set to take off in 2022 about a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). This will be Lindgren’s second … Read more
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, says that he manages to get by on six hours of sleep each night while juggling his portfolio of multi-billion dollar businesses like Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company. ‘I work a lot,’ Musk told podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday’s edition of The Joe Rogan Experience, which streams on … Read more
SpaceX is accepting pre-orders from the public for its Starlink satellite internet. The Elon Musk-owned firm announced potential customers can enter their service address on its website and place a $99 deposit, which covers the first month of usage. Users opting in have received messages saying SpaceX is ‘targeting coverage in your area in mid to … Read more
China and the US are in a race to Mars – with both nations due to land a rover on the Red Planet this month, and plans for future missions already in development. This new ‘space race’, unlike the battle to the Moon between the US and Soviet Union, is likely to be a much … Read more