Elon Musk revealed last year that SpaceX would one-day develop floating ‘spaceports’ to launch its Starship rocket to the moon and Mars – and it seems that time has finally come. A job posting on the firm’s site lists a new position for an Offshore Operations Engineer who would ‘work as part of a team … Read more
Elon Musk has said SpaceX’s Starship rocket that could one day carry humans to Mars is the company’s ‘top priority’ from now on. In a company email, Musk urged SpaceX employees to accelerate progress on Starship ‘dramatically and immediately’, a week after its historic first crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch … Read more
SpaceX is not having the best of luck this week – first the Falcon 9 launch was scrubbed Wednesday and now the firms’ a prototype Starship rocket has exploded. The prototype Serial Number 4 vanished into a fireball at SpaceX’s Boca Chica site in Texas Friday shortly the engine was ignited for a pressurized test. … Read more
SpaceX’s third Starship prototype IMPLODES after catastrophic failure resulting from a pressure test The test caused SpaceX’s Starship prototype to implode A pressure test flooded the craft with a super-cooling propellant This is the third Starship prototype to experience a catastrophic failure The specific cause of the implosion is still being investigated By James Pero … Read more
SpaceX’s new Starship suggests the craft could be used for hauling multiple satellites or up to 100 passengers in a single journey The manual outlines multiple use cases for SpaceX’s Starship craft The company foresees Starship being able to carry multiple satellites into orbit It can also be configured to carry 100 passengers on a single … Read more