News Archive / Tagged: Starbase
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FAA closes SpaceX Starship investigation, orders fixes
Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th, 2023It’s been more than four months since the first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket, which resulted in the vehicle breaking apart several minutes into flight.
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Starship Integrated Flight Test: A photo retrospective
Scott JohnsonMay 20th, 2023It's been a month since SpaceX's Starship Integrated Flight Test from Starbase, Texas, and we thought we'd share a few our previously unpublished photos.
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Opinion: Is the Starship flight test a reality check for SpaceX, NASA and Artemis?
Derek RichardsonApril 22nd, 2023By all honest measures, SpaceX’s first integrated flight test of Starship was a success, but it unearthed some serious problems.
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SpaceX’s Starship flies high, then explodes during ascent
Derek RichardsonApril 20th, 2023The first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket failed just minutes into the booster phase of ascent.
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Musk gives update on Starship progress, but is light on details
Cullen DesforgesFebruary 11th, 2022For the first time in nearly two years, members of the press convened at SpaceX’s “Starbase” facility in South Texas to hear CEO Elon Musk deliver a highly-anticipated update on the company’s Starship rocket.
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SpaceX Starship booster catching arm attached to launch tower
Cullen DesforgesOctober 28th, 2021SpaceX continues to test Starship Ship 20 engines at its South Texas launch facility as engineers connect the Mechazilla chopstick booster catching arms to the orbital launch tower.
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SpaceX Starship Ship 20 performs engine test
Cullen DesforgesOctober 19th, 2021SpaceX appeared to perform a test on Starship Ship 20’s Raptor preburners in the overnight hours after filling the prototype with its propellants.
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Starship Ship 20 undergoes cryogenic proof testing at Starbase
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 30th, 2021SpaceX’s Starship prototype Ship 20 underwent cryogenic proof testing, one of many tests and steps needed before the company can fly its first orbital Starship mission.
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SpaceX Starship Booster 4 returns to the launch site
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 7th, 2021Both Starship Booster 4 and Ship 20 are back at the launch site at SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas about a month after the pair's brief first stacking.
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SpaceX’s Starship Ship 20 to be re-stacked as early as tomorrow
Cullen DesforgesAugust 17th, 2021Starship Ship 20 has been returned to the orbital launch site for additional testing as the Booster 3 pathfinder begins the process of being scrapped.
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SpaceX’s Starship fully-stacked briefly for fit checks
Cullen DesforgesAugust 9th, 2021Progress has been expedited by an order of magnitude as a fully-stacked Starship launch system made its historic debut last week in Boca Chica, Texas.
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Starship Booster 4, Ship 20 arrive at SpaceX Texas launch site
Theresa CrossAugust 5th, 2021Work on the first orbital Starship rocket is proceeding at breakneck speed at SpaceX’s South Texas rocket facility, Starbase, as Booster 4 and Ship 20 are both at the launch site.
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With 29 Raptor engines in place, Booster 4 pre-flight work is continuing at Starbase
Cullen DesforgesAugust 2nd, 2021In the overnight hours of Aug. 2, all 29 Raptor engines were installed on SpaceX's Starship Booster 4 at a blistering pace as it sat stacked in the high bay.
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The winds of change are stirring for Starship and Starbase
Cullen DesforgesJuly 26th, 2021A static fire and new build rumors abound as SpaceX continues to make progress at its Starbase site in South Texas.
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SpaceX preparing for 1st Starship Super Heavy booster static fire
Cullen DesforgesJuly 19th, 2021The Orbital Launch Tower for SpaceX’s Starship launch system got its final section over the weekend as the company continues to press toward the first static fire of a Super Heavy booster.