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SpaceX's mishap investigation is officially closed but that doesn't mean it can fly its Starship rocket just yet
The FAA has closed its mishap investigation for SpaceX's Starship. Musk said the giant rocket is re…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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Elon Musk wants SpaceX to catch rockets returning from outer space rather than have them land
Till now, the return of Falcon 9 boosters involved touching down on a boat or a launchpad using …
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17 crucial upgrades helped SpaceX finally get Starship to space without exploding
SpaceX finally flew its Starship mega-rocket to space for the first time, but it couldn't have done…
Ellyn Lapointe
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How big is the SpaceX Starship mega-rocket? Photos show how tall it is
SpaceX's Starship is the biggest rocket ever built by height, but it can be hard to depict how enor…
Crystal Raypole
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Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX for an 'exciting' launch of Starship after the rocket exploded
Starship made its first attempt at space and burst into a fireball on the way. Elon Musk tweeted sh…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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SpaceX finally says it's ready to launch Starship, again. The world's most powerful rocket could reach space for the first time in mid-November — if the FAA says yes.
SpaceX is gunning for a mid-November launch date of it's massive Starship rocket
Hannah Getahun
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Elon Musk is gearing up to launch his Starship mega-rocket in August. Here are 2 changes SpaceX made to stop it exploding.
SpaceX hopes its modifications, which include a blast-proof launchpad and a booster vent, will keep…
Marianne Guenot
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SpaceX launched a top-secret military spaceplane into orbit
Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched X-37B, a top-secret spaceplane operated by the US Space Force…
Tom Carter
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Photo shows the moment lighting struck the launchpad as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket was preparing for liftoff
Severe weather at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida forced the Falcon Heavy launch attempt to …
Marianne Guenot
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Watch SpaceX fire up one of the world's biggest rocket boosters, Super Heavy, for the first time ahead of Starship's planned orbital launch
Starship, SpaceX's mega-rocket system, is made of two parts - a ship and a Super Heavy booster, des…
Kate Duffy
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SpaceX's mega-rocket has a 'decent chance' of making orbit on its next flight, Musk said. Last time, Starship blew up the launchpad and exploded in mid-air.
Elon Musk said this time, SpaceX will try hot staging, meaning Starship's engines will be lit while…
Sonam Sheth,Marianne Guenot
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Ghostly flying 'whirlpool' that appeared above Hawaii could be leftover SpaceX rocket fuel
Video footage shows a strange blue whirlpool flying over Hawaii, then breaking apart, shortly after…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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Why SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket looks unlike anything the company has ever built before
SpaceX's Starship rocket is unique because of its black-and-silver color scheme. But these flashy s…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Liquid nitrogen leaked onto wetlands around SpaceX launch pad before rocket-test explosion, federal regulators confirm
An aerial video shows patches of wetland around SpaceX's launch pad that are snow-white from the li…
Kate Duffy
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Watch how SpaceX launched Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built, on its first orbital flight
Elon Musk is counting on Starship to realize his dreams of settling Mars. Though the rocket cleared…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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Watch SpaceX's prized Starship mega-rocket explode into a fireball in a video of its first attempt to launch into space
Elon Musk looked on as Starship tumbled back toward Earth, eventually bursting into flame and smoke…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Elon Musk owned SpaceX completes its first polar orbit mission as Falcon 9’s booster nails off-shore landing
Instead of making use of the Earth’s gravitation spin to reach low orbits like usual, the rock…
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NASA awards SpaceX a $255 million contract to launch the next space telescope, which will study dark energy and exoplanets
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to observe dar…
Kate Duffy
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Photos show SpaceX's Starship rocket blew a crater into its launchpad and flung concrete chunks hundreds of feet during liftoff
Photos from SpaceX's Starship facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, show the damaged launchpad, a field …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is buying a company that makes parachutes for spacecraft for $2.2 million
Elon Musk's spacecraft manufacturer is buying Pioneer Aerospace, which makes the parachutes that he…