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The upside of SpaceX’s architecture is that, with refueling, Starship can theoretically ferry payloads of 100 metric tons or more to the Moon or Mars, significantly more capacity than any other rocket. The ships could be refueled over and over again, and routinely transit between Earth and destinations in space, making all sorts of fascinating […]
Article content SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.” Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX achieved a significant milestone on Sunday by catching the massive booster stage from its Starship rocket in a pair of robotic arms as it fell back to the company’s launchpad in southern Texas. The historic feat, which drew praise from astronauts and space experts, topped a successful fifth test flight for the […]
The Super Heavy booster lands on the company’s launch tower during the fifth Starship flight on Oct. 13, 2024. SpaceX SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. The achievement marks a major milestone toward SpaceX’s goal […]
Stand: 13.10.2024 15:46 Uhr Mit dem Raketensystem “Starship” will das US-Raumfahrtunternehmen SpaceX eines Tages Menschen zum Mars fliegen. Beim fünften Testflug ist ein Durchbruch gelungen: Erstmals kehrte die erste Raketenstufe zur Startplattform zurück. Dem US-Raumfahrtunternehmen SpaceX ist es erstmals gelungen, eine Stufe seiner Rakete “Starship” nach einem Testflug wieder aufzufangen. Die 121 Meter hohe Rakete […]
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant metal arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company’s push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle. The rocket’s first stage […]
SpaceX’s Starship has begun its fifth test flight, as Elon Musk pushes ahead in his quest to one day take astronauts to the Moon – maybe even to Mars. During this flight, the SpaceX team attempted something that had never been done before. Unlike in previous flights, when the booster splashed down in the Indian […]
(Boca Chica) Pari gagné : lors d’une manœuvre spectaculaire, SpaceX est parvenu dimanche à rattraper le premier étage de sa mégafusée Starship pendant un vol d’essai, une première qui pourrait représenter un pas décisif vers la réutilisation de ce lanceur lourd. Publié à 8h51 Mis à jour à 10h37 Sergio FLORES avec Lucie AUBOURG à Washington […]
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SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday. The company successfully used the arms of its launch tower to catch the rocket’s booster. Starship continued on into space, aiming to travel halfway around the world before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship […]