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The structure of the SpaceX orbital starship appears to be nearing completion. SpaceX will then need to add in about seven Raptor engines. Best pictures I’ve gotten to date of #starhopper in Cocoa pic.twitter.com/qqofdpB5Lt — Brian ✈️ (@flying_briann) July 12, …

Elon Musk indicates the Raptor engine is on the Starhopper and they are aiming for a hover test on Tuesday. Raptor engine mounted on Starhopper. Aiming for hover test Tues. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2019 SN6 Raptor is …

Elon Musk will present on the Starship in late July after the Hopper starts hovering. SpaceX recently solved a vibration problem with the Raptor engines. I expect that Elon Musk will cover some aspects of the testing schedule of the …

Exciting progress in Boca! Hopper almost ready to hover. Based on tonight’s test, looks like 600 Hz Raptor vibration problem is fixed. pic.twitter.com/9bLWOHG0sV — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2019 Great video. Couple notes: Raptor designed for subcooled CH4/O2, so …

The orbital version of the SpaceX Starship is getting stacked in Texas. Pictures from Maria Pointer show that there seem to be improvements in how each of the ring sections are being constructed. The newest rings appear to be superior …

Retrofuturism shows the future produced in an earlier era. Futurism is anticipating what will come and retrofuturism is remembering an outdated expectation. Journey to Space was made in 2015 and is looking at what Boeing and United Launch Alliance hoped …

SpaceX VP of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller said SpaceX plans to launch the same booster for the fifth or sixth time by the end of 2019. SpaceX has used the same booster up to three times. This would mean one …