News Archive / Tagged: Starship

• Billionaire plans more trips to space under the Polaris Program

  Theresa CrossFebruary 14th, 2022

  Jared Isaacman is going back to space, securing three future missions with SpaceX designated as the Polaris Program, which is named after the North Star.

• Musk gives update on Starship progress, but is light on details

  Cullen DesforgesFebruary 11th, 2022

  For 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.

• SpaceX looking to build new launch site at Kennedy Space Center

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 18th, 2021

  SpaceX has requested an environmental assessment to develop a proposed new launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• SpaceX Starship booster catching arm attached to launch tower

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 28th, 2021

  SpaceX 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.

• SpaceX Starship Ship 20 performs engine test

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 19th, 2021

  SpaceX appeared to perform a test on Starship Ship 20’s Raptor preburners in the overnight hours after filling the prototype with its propellants.

• Starship Ship 20 undergoes cryogenic proof testing at Starbase

  Cullen DesforgesSeptember 30th, 2021

  SpaceX’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.

• SpaceX Starship Booster 4 returns to the launch site

  Cullen DesforgesSeptember 7th, 2021

  Both 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.

• Blue Origin suing NASA over Moon lander contract

  Theresa CrossAugust 17th, 2021

  Blue Origin has taken legal action against NASA in Federal court over the agency’s decision to award SpaceX a sole contract to build the agency’s Human Landing System as part of the Artemis program.

• SpaceX’s Starship Ship 20 to be re-stacked as early as tomorrow

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 17th, 2021

  Starship Ship 20 has been returned to the orbital launch site for additional testing as the Booster 3 pathfinder begins the process of being scrapped.

• SpaceX’s Starship fully-stacked briefly for fit checks

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 9th, 2021

  Progress 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.

• Starship Booster 4, Ship 20 arrive at SpaceX Texas launch site

  Theresa CrossAugust 5th, 2021

  Work 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.

• With 29 Raptor engines in place, Booster 4 pre-flight work is continuing at Starbase

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 2nd, 2021

  In 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.

• The winds of change are stirring for Starship and Starbase

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 26th, 2021

  A static fire and new build rumors abound as SpaceX continues to make progress at its Starbase site in South Texas.

• SpaceX preparing for 1st Starship Super Heavy booster static fire

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 19th, 2021

  The 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.

• Raptors abound at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 12th, 2021

  Raptor engines were the hot topic last week at SpaceX’s rocket production and testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas, also known as Starbase.