News Archive / Tagged: Starship
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SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2023In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.
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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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NASA picks 7 companies to advance commercial space capabilities
Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2023NASA has partnered with seven companies to help advance commercial orbital capabilities to meet the agency’s needs while building up a commercial low Earth orbit economy.
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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since SpaceX's Starship Integrated Flight Test from Starbase, Texas, and we thought we'd share a few our previously unpublished photos.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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The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jason Hutt
Scott JohnsonNovember 21st, 2022In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight. One of those people is Jason Hutt -- NASA's human-rating, systems engineering, and integration lead for the Orion crew module.
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Fly me to the Moon: Dennis Tito books Starship lunar flight
Cullen DesforgesOctober 13th, 2022SpaceX has announced the first two crewmembers for a second commercial mission around the Moon using its Starship rocket system.
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Billionaire plans more trips to space under the Polaris Program
Theresa CrossFebruary 14th, 2022Jared Isaacman is going back to space, securing three future missions with SpaceX designated as the Polaris Program, which is named after the North Star.
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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 looking to build new launch site at Kennedy Space Center
Cullen DesforgesDecember 18th, 2021SpaceX has requested an environmental assessment to develop a proposed new launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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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.
