COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX had a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch included 13 satellites with Direct to Cell ...

Musk stressed on the importance for SpaceX to perfect the spacecraft's reentry under extreme temperatures before attempting a tower-arm catch. In a major breakthrough for SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that the company will proceed with its next Starship test flight on Monday, emphasizing the need to perfect the spacecraft's reentry under extreme ...

Stage 2 in terminal guidance. Stage one landing like deploy. Stage one landing confirmed. SpaceX successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell ...

But on Monday, his towering Starship rocket will return to the spotlight with its next test flight. The world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set for its eighth orbital mission, ...

The FAA issued a license modification authorising the launch of the combined Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas, after SpaceX completed a comprehensive safety review. Listen to Story ...

SpaceX launches the 8th Starship flight tomorrow March 3, 2025. There will be four dummy version 3 Starlink satellites deployed. If this test is successful it will set the stage for version 3 Starlink ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it cleared the SpaceX Starship vehicle to return to flight operations while an investigation into the January 16 Starship Flight 7 mishap remains ...

SpaceX plans to launch its Starship megarocket on its next test flight on Monday, roughly six weeks after the vehicle’s upper stage blew up over the Atlantic Ocean during the last such test.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — After SpaceX sent up more than 20 Starlink satellites on Sunday night, its young rocket booster was lost after a fire. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off ...

Conduct critical reentry tests, including stress-testing with fewer tiles and evaluating new thermal protection options Starship will start launching V3 Starlink satellites, which will add 60 Tbps of ...

TL;DR: SpaceX's main challenge in making Starship fully reusable is developing an effective orbital heat shield. The shield must withstand extreme temperatures during reentry without cracking.