Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship will departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely. There will likely be hundreds to thousands of Optimus Teslabots on the unmanned missions. There will be a larger …
Many space people are worried about a space junk catastrophe called the Kessler Syndrome. Lower orbits reduce the risk of the Kessler syndrome. Here are considerations of fuel needs and aerodynamic factors, especially in the context of SpaceX’s low-cost launches with reusable Starships. De-Orbit Times and Fuel Requirements Above is a table summarizing the estimated …
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Monday, March 3. We are counting down to a 5:45 p.m. CT launch. This is 2 minutes away. SpaceX now can use Starlink to stream the video from 30 cameras on the rocket and transmit 120 mbps of data. A live webcast of the flight …
SpaceX @Starlink has over 5 million customers, up from 4.6 million in December 2024 and 3 million in May 2024. Starship Flight 8 goals: – Deploy four Starlink simulators – Super Heavy Booster launch, return, and catch – Conduct critical reentry tests, including stress-testing with fewer tiles and evaluating new thermal protection options pic.twitter.com/em0Jj9DPPj — …
Super Heavy on the launch pad at Starbase ahead of Starship’s eighth flight test on Monday March 3, 2025. Now targeting to launch Starship's eighth flight test as soon as Monday, March 3 → https://t.co/alyJTRtOIP https://t.co/nVu5uHMGwi — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 27, 2025 The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as …
SpaceX is targeting 5PM (Texas) February 26 2025 for SpaceX Starship flight 8. If things go right, SpaceX has already submitted an FCC filing for SpaceX flight 9. Flight 9 will go orbital and has the option to catch the second stage Starship. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science …
SpaceX Starship had by far the longest static fire ever of about 1 minute. SpaceX upgraded the flame trench and other systems. This enables longer static fires. They can now test more conditions and stress systems in different ways. The extended firing tested new hardware and cycled the six Raptor engines through multiple thrust levels …
SpaceX performed a static fire of Booster 15 for the eighth flight of Starship. SpaceX has applied for a communications license from the FCC for Starship Flight 8 with a start date of February 24, 2025. Starship Flight 8 is expected to launch no earlier than February 24, 2025. However, the exact launch date could …
Trump said “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars by launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars”. Elon Musk’s reaction to Trump saying today: “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars by launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.” …
Youtuber Marcus House and Chamelon Circuit provided a graphic of where the fuel leak was in the SpaceX Starship yesterday. It was just above the engines in the new block 2 Starship. SpaceX has reduced the time needed reconnect after a quick disconnect from over 6 hours to just over 2 hours. Brian WangBrian Wang …
The seventh fully integrated test flight of Starship with its Super Heavy booster launched. the Starship booster is a block 2 version with a lot of improvements. Go for booster return AND IT WAS CAUGHT. Telemetry has been lost to the Starship after the ascent burn. Upper stage was lost. If all goes well, Starship …