While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.
The SpaceX Starship can enable a lot of extra fuel and more powerful chemical engines. Extra fuel can come from orbital refueling of the Starship. Other spacecraft and the Starship might only have 10% ...
SpaceX planned 33-engine Booster 7 static-fire test. See drone and ground views in real-time and slow motion here. Footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...
The rocket company’s effort to demonstrate payload deployment, land its upper stage and potentially achieve spaceship-to-spaceship fuel transfer this year had an inauspicious start when the Starship ...
During the initial seconds of flight, SpaceX’s Starship appeared to fly smoothly, and the rocket’s Raptor engines operated correctly during take-off. However, things quickly went awry when, at ...
Falcon Heavy by SpaceX has a cost per kilogram to LEO of approximately $1,400 per kg. This figure reflects the cost-effectiveness achieved through partial reusability and high payload capacity. A ...
Debris from a Starship rocket over Turks & Caicos. The Independent/YouTube Nearly a week after SpaceX’s megarocket broke apart into tiny pieces of fiery debris, the rocket company is having to ...
These eerie images of a fiery sky show the moment when SpaceX’s Starship rocket dramatically returned to Earth in pieces last week. They were captured by photographer James Temple, who was ...
During a Zman video production shoot for the new Big BallerZâ„¢ Ball Tail jerk bait in Plum/Chartreuse Tail. While wade-fishing in the saltwater flats near South Padre, Mac Hoover, Jose Chavez ...