Tag: Starbase
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SpaceX catches Booster 14 but loses Ship 33 on ascent
Ship 33 and Booster 14 lifted off at 4:37 PM CST from Starbase, Texas, for the seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship program. Following a clean liftoff and ascent from the Orbital Launch Pad at Starbase, Booster 14 and Ship 33 successfully separated, with Booster 14 returning to the launch site and being caught by…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn and Starship headline a week dominated by SpaceX missions
SpaceX dominated this week’s launch manifest with two Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight of its Starship rocket. The two Falcon 9 missions will see the launches of a Transporter rideshare mission, and two Moon landers. Blue Origin’s New Glenn achieved orbit on Thursday morning following the scrub of its maiden flight attempt on…
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FAA gives Flight 7 the Go Ahead, SpaceX to complete final steps ahead of launch
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved SpaceX’s Flight 7 of Starship. The news came shortly after Ship 33 completed engine testing at Masseys and rolled back into Mega Bay 2. SpaceX must now put the final touches on its vehicles before teams are ready. Flight 7 Regulatory Side On Dec. 17, the FAA released…
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Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire
Three weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and rolled Ship 33 to Masseys to complete its own engine testing. Once both vehicles are tested, SpaceX will begin the final drive to Flight 7, potentially launching in January. Booster 14 On Dec. 5, just over two weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX rolled…
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The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time that the stainless steel ship can maneuver in space and paving the way for an even larger, upgraded vehicle slated to debut on the next test flight. The only hiccup was an abortive attempt to catch the rocket’s Super Heavy booster back at…
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SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight
The sixth flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket, set for takeoff on Tuesday from South Texas, will test the vehicle’s limits in new ways. Most importantly, SpaceX will attempt to briefly reignite one of Starship’s six Raptor engines in space. SpaceX tried this on Starship’s third launch in March but aborted the engine restart after…
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SpaceX lands Ship 31 in the Indian Ocean but miss the Booster Catch
Another Starship flight is in the books after a flawless countdown and waiting through the road closure which started at 8am CST, Starship Flight 6 composed of Ship 31 and Booster 13 lifted off right at the top of the window at 4 pm CST. NSF, with around 27 camera views, was live on X…
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Starship preparations as rollouts begin ahead of full stack testing
Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship expected to fly is preparing for launch, and Booster 13 is expected to roll out for full-stack testing any day. Considerable changes have occurred in the short time since Starship flight 5, and those changes are beginning to head toward…
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Starship preparations to return to the Roberts Road facility
SpaceX is laying the groundwork for expansion at its Roberts Road facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Driven by a commitment to future advancements, SpaceX continuously enhances its infrastructure along the Space Coast. These developments include new buildings, property expansions, and Starship’s production in Florida. Starship’s History in Florida SpaceX has already made…
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After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill
BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas—I’ve taken some time to process what happened on the mudflats of South Texas a little more than a week ago and relived the scene in my mind countless times. With each replay, it’s still as astonishing as it was when I saw it on October 13, standing on an elevated platform…