News Archive / Tagged: Starship
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1st Starship Hopper test firing could be this week
Derek RichardsonMarch 18th, 2019SpaceX’s Starship Hopper test article recently had a Raptor engine installed in advance of its first test firing, which could come as early as this week.
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Raptor fired at power level needed for Starship, Super Heavy
Derek RichardsonFebruary 7th, 2019SpaceX's first Raptor flight engine performed another test, increasing its thrust and chamber pressure to levels required for Starship and Super Heavy.
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Update: Raptor roars on SpaceX’s Texas test stand
Derek RichardsonFebruary 4th, 2019SpaceX’s Raptor engine was briefly fired on a test stand days after company CEO and Founder Elon Musk revealed photos of the engine on Twitter.
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SpaceX’s Starship toppled, severely damaged during overnight storm
Patrick AttwellJanuary 23rd, 2019In the overnight hours of Jan. 22 and 23, SpaceX's Starship Hopper test article was severely damaged by strong winds at the SpaceX South Texas launch facility.
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SpaceX downsizing workforce as it ramps up Starship, Starlink programs
Derek RichardsonJanuary 12th, 2019SpaceX is laying off about 10 percent of its workforce to “become a leaner company” as it develops a Mars spaceship and satellite internet constellation.
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Musk teases Starship in round of Twitter posts
Jason RhianDecember 30th, 2018Among a deluge of Tesla and The Boring Company tweets, SpaceX's founder, CEO and chief rocket designer Elon Musk teased the latest about the Big Falcon Rocket "Starship."
