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The Fourth of eleven dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [132] 100th Falcon 9 launch in 2024. 26 October 21:47 [179] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 10-8 Cape Canaveral SLC-40: SpaceX: Starlink × 22 SpaceX: Low Earth: Communications: In orbit: Operational 29 October 20:27: ...
The FAA ordered SpaceX to perform a mishap investigation into the breakup, grounding Starship until the inquiry was complete. [16] Elon Musk described the event as "barely a bump in the road," indicating that the issues would be resolved quickly. Musk suggested that a subsequent launch could occur "next month," depending on the progress of testing.
The rapid test schedule forms part of SpaceX’s goal of demonstrating a “significant number” of successful Starship launches in order to ready it for the first crewed missions.
SpaceX calls the entire launch vehicle "Starship", which consists of the Super Heavy first stage (booster) and the ambiguously-named Starship second stage (ship). [4] There are three versions of Starship: Block 1 , (also known as Starship 1, Version 1, or V1) which is retired, Block 2 , which first flew in Starship flight test 7 , and Block 3 ...
The SpaceX boss said the next Starship launch, which is expected to take place in early May, will focus on bringing the craft back to Earth safely from orbit for the first time. ... — Elon Musk ...
SpaceX has fired up the engines of a new Starship rocket as it looks to rapidly increase the rate of test flights for the Mars-bound spacecraft.. The static fire test comes just 11 days after ...
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SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024.