SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits ...
Simply Wall St. Starship’s reentry would have then tested the redesigned heat shielding, some with active cooling, to help SpaceX identify places on the ship’s exterior where it can eliminate tiles ...
SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, ...
Launch from Starbase Orbital Launch Pad A in South Texas is currently scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2200 GMT) Jan. 10. The launch window will be open for 97 minutes, with backup days running to Jan ...
SpaceX says Starship Flight 5 will use new heat shield tiles the company has designed to be stronger and perform better than those used on the Starship Flight 4 vehicle. The company has also made ...
Starship's Super Heavy booster at the launch mount ahead of its test flight. SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up to launch Starship for its seventh test flight, attempting to deploy Starlink mock-ups from ...