Tag: SpaceX Starship
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SpaceX says it’ll build and test its Starship prototypes in Texas, not Los Angeles
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted this picture of a Starship prototype under construction in Texas in December. (Elon Musk via Twitter) SpaceX says it’ll build and test the prototypes for its next-generation Starship space cruiser and Super Heavy booster in South Texas, despite a deal it struck to build a rocket factory at the Port of Los…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX has assembled Starship test rocket with shiny, retro look
Which is the illustration, and which is the actual Starship Hopper test rocket? The real rocket is on the left — and take note of the Starman standing by one of the fins. (Elon Musk via Twitter) For weeks, photographers have been snapping pictures of a retro-looking, shiny stainless-steel rocket that’s been taking shape at…
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Report: SpaceX raising $500M to get Starlink satellite service off the ground
SpaceX’s two prototype Starlink satellites are seen on either side of their carrier in advance of their launch in February. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX is set to raise $500 million in new investment to boost the development of its Starlink internet satellite service, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The funding round sets the California-based…
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Goodbye, BFR … hello, Starship: Elon Musk gives a classic name to his Mars spaceship
An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s Starship in flight. (SpaceX Illustration) First it was the Mars Colonial Transporter, or MCT … then it was the Interplanetary Transport System, or ITS … then it was the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR. Now it’s Starship. Tonight SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the latest name for the spaceship that…