Elon Musk has been talking publicly about his sweeping vision for Mars settlement for nearly eight years now, dating to a speech in Guadalajara, Mexico, in September 2016. This weekend, at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas, Musk once again took up the mantle of his “making life multiplanetary” cause. Addressing employees at the location …
A SpaceX 7-18 Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg SFB, going down the west coast scene from Dodger Stadium Los Angeles CA/USA, Monday April 1, 2024. The vehicle was delayed a few days from thunderstorms and is carrying 22 Starlink satellites into orbit. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from …
The International Space Station is a symbol of greatness when it comes to the lengths that we as humans have pushed to reach in regards to space travel and exploration. But, spending six months on the ISS isn’t as easy as it might seem, and the SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts who recently returned to Earth helped …
SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on its Starship spacecraft on Monday, and shared a video of the dramatic test on social media. Full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on Flight 4 Starship pic.twitter.com/HzS4SeaoEV — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 25, 2024 The static fire, which involved tethering the vehicle …
With the solar maximum inching closer, astrophotographers are expecting to see more and more auroras in the night sky. However, that isn’t the only light show that photographers are catching photos of recently. In fact, a startling spiral light appeared within the northern lights earlier this month, raising questions that, thankfully, have a very easy …
SpaceX is reportedly eyeing a quick turnaround for its fourth Starship launch. Following a very successful third launch earlier this month, SpaceX seems keen on a May launch date for Starship’s fourth iteration, according to some reports. The news first broke during the Satellite 2024 conference on March 19, when Gynne Shotwell, the president and …
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies. The network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract …
Starship’s third launch test took place this morning as SpaceX’s mega-rocket lifted off and made its way into space. There’s no arguing that the rocket broke new ground during its third test flight, but it ended in a blaze of glory when the upper stage burned up during re-entry. This is the first time that …
SpaceX is set to host the first Starship test of 2024 this month. The company is currently targeting Thursday, March 14, for the third Starship launch test. If all goes according to plan, this could be the most successful launch test we’ve seen from the world’s biggest rocket. Luckily, you won’t need to travel to …
The idea of using artificial gravity isn’t new. In fact, we’ve seen it as a staple of science fiction entertainment for years. But Elon Musk says he wants to take the sci-fi notion and make it real by creating artificial gravity on Starship’s long-term mission to Mars. It’s no secret that Musk, the CEO of …