#Test flight

#Test flight

The Vulcan rocket's second test flight was key for certifying it for military missions, despite a minor anomaly with one booster. [ more ]

The successful test flight of Spaceship Neptune Excelsior paves the way for future manned space travel from marine spaceports. [ more ]

Space Perspective advances space tourism with successful unmanned test flights of the Spaceship Neptune, aiming for human flights by 2025. [ more ]

SpaceX's fifth test flight for Starship is delayed, with a new tentative date in November due to licensing issues and safety analyses. [ more ]

NASA is preparing to conclude a disappointing test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, raising concerns about the program's future. [ more ]

SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 5 aims to advance rocket recovery by attempting to catch the Super Heavy booster with launch tower arms. [ more ]

The second test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket reached the edge of space before blowing up.

The rocket successfully separated from the Super Heavy booster for the first time.

Despite the explosion, industry experts see the second test flight as a step forward. [ more ]

SpaceX's second test flight for the Starship rocket ended in a spectacular explosion after liftoff from the Texas spaceport.

The rocket successfully separated from the booster, but exploded during its descent.

The mission did achieve a major milestone by successfully separating the booster, which was not achieved in the previous test flight. [ more ]

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship exploded during a test flight, losing both the booster and the spacecraft.

The self-destruct system blew up the rocketship while the separated booster had exploded earlier.

Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, with the goal of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. [ more ]

SpaceX's Starship rocket reached space for the first time before exploding shortly after separation from its Super Heavy booster.

The test flight was the second trial for the Starship rocket, which is intended to carry astronauts to the Moon and Mars.

SpaceX made several changes to the rocket system since its failed inaugural test flight in April. [ more ]

SpaceX's Starship rocket system successfully lifted off but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal.

The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft separated after liftoff, but the booster was destroyed in a ball of flames while the spacecraft continued briefly.

The Starship system made it further into flight than the first attempt in April, reaching near orbital velocities. [ more ]

SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, completed its second test flight reaching an altitude of about 90 miles above Earth before losing contact.

The flight did not achieve all of SpaceX's objectives, but it showed progress towards the company's ambitious spaceflight goals.

The Super Heavy booster exploded shortly after separation, but the upper Starship stage continued to travel. [ more ]