Tesla CEO and department of government efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk on Tuesday hosted the US President-elect Donald Trump at SpaceX’s South Texas facility near the Mexican border. Trump observed attentively as Musk, using a model, explained the test procedures for the Starship rocket launch. The president-elect then watched the lift-off under the bright sunlight.The … Read more
SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company’s push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle. The rocket’s first stage “Super Heavy” booster lifted … Read more
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off from Starbase for a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas (Pic credit: AP) SpaceX achieved a significant milestone by successfully launching its colossal Starship rocket and catching the returning booster using mechanical arms at the launch pad on Sunday. The empty Starship, standing nearly 400 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Thursday successfully completed the third test launch of Starship, a powerful rocket crucial for Nasa‘s Moon missions and Musk’s Mars colonization ambitions. The launch took place at 8:25 am local time in southeast Texas, with over 1.5 million viewers tuning into the webcast.The spacecraft, mounted atop its towering Super … Read more
NEW DELHI: SpaceX is gearing up for another launch of Starship, a powerful rocket crucial to Nasa‘s lunar landing plans and Elon Musk’s Mars colonization vision. The upcoming launch follows two previous attempts that ended in explosions, contributing to SpaceX’s rapid development approach. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the launch, scheduled at 7:00 am … Read more
