The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and the US Air Force (USAF) formally gave its blessing for SpaceX to ramp up the maximum number Falcon 9 launches plus booster landings from Cape Canaveral, Florida, jumping from 70 to 120 flights per year. The company has also...
After three consecutive flight failures plus an on-land test explosion, there was a lot riding on the 10th suborbital test flight (IFT-10) of the Starship/Super Heavy. Success was needed for both SpaceX and for NASA’s Artemis lunar programme – and it was...
A test stand at SpaceX’s Starbase facility was severely damaged in an explosion, marking a potentially major setback to the SpaceX Starship programme. A refuelled Starship upper stage (Ship 36) was awaiting the start of an engine test at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas...
We are cutting through the orbital debris for you. In other words, we’re keeping an eye on space news on the web so you don’t have to. Here is our round-up of the most important, and interesting, space news stories of May (space orders can also be found in...
We are cutting through the orbital debris for you. In other words, we’re keeping an eye on space news on the web so you don’t have to. Here is our round-up of the most important, and interesting, space news stories of April (space orders can also be found...
Phoenix 1, a re-entry capsule on board the Bandwagon 3 rideshare mission, returned to Earth at a steeper angle than originally intended, after SpaceX adjusted the mission plans for a fellow payload less than two months before the launch. The payload, developed by...
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