Spacex Rockets

SpaceX ignites giant Starship rocket into orbit in crucial pad test

SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in south Texas. The team turned off one engine before sending the firing command and another engine shut down but still enough engines to reach orbit! tweeted SpaceX's Elon Musk. Musk estimates Starship's first orbital test flight could occur as soon as March, if the test analyses and remaining preparations go well. The booster remained anchored to the pad as planned during the test. There were no signs of major damage to the launch tower. NASA is counting on Starship to ferry astronauts to the surface of the moon in a few years, linking up with its Orion capsule in lunar orbit. Further down the road, Musk wants to use the mammoth Starships to send crowds to Mars. Only the first-stage Super Heavy booster, standing 230 feet (69 metres) tall, was u

SpaceX may attempt Starship rocket launch in March, says Elon Musk

Since last year, SpaceX has been looking to launch the pivotal demonstration flight of its next-generation deep-space transportation system as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon

Skyroot's Vikram-S rocket launch creating space for private sector

The launch of a sounding rocket by Skyroot marks the start of a surge in start-ups entering a sector that was opened up only in June 2020

Vikram-S rocket launch shows what an Indian start-up can do: Skyroot exec

Company behind privately developed rocket is looking for investors, says its co-founder

Skyroot to signal India's SpaceX moment on Fri with Vikram-S rocket launch

The mission, named 'Prarambh', will be the first launch of a privately developed and operated launch vehicle from the country

Debris of Chinese rocket to fall back on Earth this weekend: Report

The rocket, Long March 5B, was used to send the final part of the Tiangong space station called Mengtian to the space station

SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station

Manned missions on the agenda: Space odyssey in reusable rockets

SpaceX has successfully demonstrated its ability to design and build reusable rockets

SpaceX launches test rocket Starship, breaks apart before landing

SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right before touchdown.

Musk's SpaceX developing floating spaceports to take humans to Moon, Mars

The floating spaceports would be accessed via tunnels dug under the water and Musk-owned The Boring Company would construct those

Elon Musk tells SpaceX staff to make Starship rocket 'top priority'

In an internal email accessed by CNBC, Musk urged SpaceX employees to accelerate progress on its next-generation Starship rocket

SpaceX is gearing up for over 300 missions in five years: CEO Elon Musk

SpaceX will probably build 30 to 40 rocket cores for 300 missions over 5 years

Spacex is now one of world's most valuable privately held companies

The rocket maker founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has raised up to $350 million

SpaceX's successful Friday launch opens weekend doubleheader

SpaceX successfully fired up a Falcon 9 rocket for the eighth time this year

SpaceX Dragon all set for resupply mission to International Space Station

This will be the sixth SpaceX rocket to take off from the historic pad: NASA

SpaceX launches fourth GX satellite to enable fast mobile internet service

Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida at 7:21 pm on Mon

SpaceX launches top secret satellite for US govt

Commercial rocket Falcon 9, owned by Elon Musk, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Can fly on recycled SpaceX rockets: US Air Force space chief

The idea of flying on recycled rockets became a reality a week ago