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SpaceX Starship’s Explosion Sparks FAA Investigation and Reports of Property Damage
Debris from the rocket's upper stage may have caused property damage, prompting an investigation into Starship's "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion
SpaceX is set to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
Regulators are investigating reports of property damage from SpaceX Starship’s explosion
The FAA says it has grounded the Starship vehicle pending a mishap investigation, and it’s working with SpaceX to assess reports of property damage in Turks and Caicos.
SpaceX launches 2 rockets with a combined payload of 48 Starlink satellites into space
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets loaded with a combined four dozen Starlink communication satellites into space Tuesday morning from both U.S. coasts.
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with nearly two dozen Starlink communication satellites into space early Tuesday from Florida.
FAA grounds SpaceX flights after Starship explosion probe
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended SpaceX rocket flights following the explosion of the upper stage of the Starship/Super Heavy. An investigation is necessary due to the space debris that fell to Earth after the explosion.
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Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded
James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight ...
SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights
SpaceX pulled off its “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy rocket booster but lost the Starship spacecraft on Thursday during ...
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Nuclear Thermal Rockets Versus SpaceX Starship
Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...
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SpaceX Heads Back To The Drawing Board For Starship’s Upper Stage
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 ...
Starship faces more opposition — including from Hawaii — after last week's fiery breakup
Some Hawaiians don’t like the idea of SpaceX dropping Starship rockets in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the islands.
Fire likely caused Starship rocket to implode, SpaceX says
Elon Musk’s SpaceX found a likely cause for what’s to blame for his 400-foot-tall Starship breaking apart in space after ...
SpaceX’s Lost Starship In 7th Test Echos NASA Setbacks In Space Race I
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.
SpaceX loses upper part of Starship during seventh test flight
Shortly after the test flight launch, video circling social media from the Turks and Caicos appeared to show a SpaceX ...
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Flight Test | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday ...