Last month, SpaceX's Starship prototype left quite a mess after an explosion over the Atlantic Ocean. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now investigating reports of damage on the Turks and Caicos Islands due to space debris. Until the FAA, along with local teams, can solve this puzzle and SpaceX can tick all the boxes, these testing flights are temporarily...
Last week, SpaceX's Starship rocket faced a major setback. It didn't reach its intended target and instead broke apart mid-flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now grounded the rocket. Why? Because there were reports of property damage on the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean. The FAA wants SpaceX to find out what went wrong and fix it before...
On January 16, 2025, SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for its seventh test flight. The mission started smoothly, with the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper-stage spacecraft separating as planned. However, things took a turn when the Ship spacecraft encountered issues over the Atlantic Ocean, breaking apart roughly 8. 5 minutes after liftoff. Elon Musk,...
SpaceX has pushed back the launch of Starship Flight 6 to November 19. Originally set for November 18, this change was announced by SpaceX on their social media and website. The test, named IFT-6 (Integrated Flight Test 6), will involve launching and hopefully catching the spacecraft. To get ready, SpaceX has stacked the Super Heavy Booster 13 with Ship 31, the uppe...
SpaceX has announced that its sixth test flight for the Starship rocket is scheduled for early November. The upcoming flight follows the recent success of the fifth test, which achieved the significant feat of catching a Super Heavy Booster mid-air. This new test aims to repeat this achievement while also attempting to catch the Starship itself, a never-before-seen m...
NASA has come up with a new list of places to land near the south pole of the moon for its Artemis 3 mission. This time, they thought about how space rocks, sunshine, and talking to Earth would affect the landing. They shrank the list from 13 spots to 9, all still near the moon's south pole. That's where scientists think there might be water ice in dark craters. Tam...
SpaceX just did something amazing – they caught a huge rocket with robotic arms! This isn't just a cool stunt; it's a big step towards their goal of making space travel cheap, quick, and reliable. The idea is to reuse rockets really fast. Instead of taking days to move a landed rocket back to the launch site, these robotic arms can grab it and set it back up in hours...
Think of trying to grab a giant skyscraper as it falls. That's what SpaceX just did with their Starship rocket! Elon Musk's team pulled off a stunning stunt, catching the massive Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms. This isn't just a cool trick – it's a big step towards making space travel cheaper. With reusable rockets, we can send more stuff and people to spac...
On Sunday morning, SpaceX made a giant leap in space exploration. Its massive Starship rocket soared into the sky from Texas, near the Mexican border, and then returned to its launchpad. This wasn't just any landing; mechanical arms caught the rocket booster, securing it safely on the ground. The Starship, standing at almost 400 feet tall, blasted off at sunrise...
On October 13, 2024, SpaceX achieved a remarkable feat in Boca Chica, Texas. Their massive Starship rocket, standing at nearly 400 feet tall, launched and returned to the launch pad, where mechanical arms caught it. This was no easy task as the previous four attempts ended in destruction. But SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, kept pushing the boundaries. The catch, dubbed "c...