SpaceX Targets Early May for Starship’s Quickest Turnaround Yet
The third test flight of Starship on March 14 marked a huge victory for SpaceX, with the experimental rocket hitting a number of key milestones. The unplanned loss of both…
Everything We Noticed During Starship’s Remarkable Third Test Flight
Screenshot: SpaceX The Starship upper stage continued on its journey through space, attaining, for the first time, an orbital velocity exceeding 16,156 miles per hour (26,000 kilometers per hour). Technically,…
SpaceX Will Push Starship to New Extremes During Third Test Flight
SpaceX works under an iterative testing philosophy, using each mission to improve upon the next. Accordingly, the Elon Musk-led company is aiming to push its experimental megarocket, Starship, even further…
Rocket Lab Is Getting Closer to Achieving Rocket Reusability
Rocket Lab kicked off the year with the launch and recovery of its Electron rocket as part of the company’s continued efforts to reuse its small launch vehicle’s first stage.…
Chinese Startup’s Reusable Rocket Looks Awfully Familiar
The new era of spaceflight is all about reaching orbit in the fastest and cheapest way possible, and reusable rockets have defined the future of the industry. That’s why so…
Deep Sea ROV Encounters Unknown Octopus Species and More Science News of the Week
An Aspergillus mold under a microscope.Image: M-Production (Shutterstock) The global burden and death toll of fungi has substantially climbed over the past decade, new research finds. The study estimates that…
Texas Is Considering a Controversial Land Swap Deal With SpaceX
In April 2023, SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket lifted off for the first time, sending chunks of debris thousands of feet across the South Texas landscape and sparking a fire in…
Propellant Dump Gone Wrong Caused Recent Starship Explosion, Musk Says
Elon Musk recently revealed that the explosion of the Starship’s upper stage this past November during its second test flight was caused by a propellant dump gone wrong. Despite this…
China’s Gravity-1 Rocket Dazzles in Landmark Sea Launch
Shandong-based Orienspace pulled off its first-ever launch, breaking the record for the largest payload capacity on a commercial rocket for China’s growing space industry. Would Peter Capaldi Return to Doctor…
‘No Evidence’ of Elon Musk Drug Use at SpaceX, NASA Claims
In the face of drug use allegations that could jeopardize million dollar contracts, NASA has come to Elon Musk’s defense, as the space agency waits on a SpaceX lunar lander…