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fromWIRED
3 days ago

SpaceX Targets an Orbital Starship Flight with a Next-Gen Vehicle in 2026

Orbital Starship missions will provide crucial heat-shield performance data and enable in-orbit refueling tests essential for future Mars missions.
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Science
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its "dumb" approach to reuse

SpaceX achieved operational reusable-rocket milestones in 2015–2016 and reflight within a year, outpacing rivals and prompting debate over reuse strategies.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship-here's how SpaceX will get around it

Scaling Starship launches requires massive propellant handling infrastructure beyond rockets and pads, because tanker trucks are inefficient for frequent, large-volume fueling.
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fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

With Starship Flight 10, SpaceX prioritized resilience over perfection | TechCrunch

Starship's 10th test flight intentionally stressed fault tolerance—heat shield damage, propulsion redundancy, and engine relighting—to advance large-scale rocket reusability and operational safety.
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fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight

SpaceX's Starship completed a successful tenth suborbital test flight, reaching 192 km, deploying eight Starlink simulators, and splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Starship launches could delay Florida flights up to 2 hours, FAA says | TechCrunch

As regulators weigh SpaceX's plans to launch its massive Starship rocket from Kennedy Space Center, federal documents warn those flights could ripple through Florida airspace, forcing ground stops at multiple airports, reroutes, and delays of up to two hours. Even after launch, reentry of Starship's two stages could require ground stops at some of the busiest airports in the country, according to a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) released by the Federal Aviation Administration this month.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Starlink hints at 2026 Starship launch for terabit sats

Starlink has announced plans to launch its third-generation satellites in the first half of 2026, which are designed to work with SpaceX's Starship vehicle.
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from24/7 Wall St.
4 months ago

Can SpaceX's Starship Really Make Mars Colonization Possible?

SpaceX's Starship brings humanity closer to making Mars colonization a reality despite remaining challenges.
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