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Musk Still Thinks Mars Is a Go for 2026, Despite Starship’s Epic Losing Streak
The SpaceX CEO outlined upcoming changes to the rocket while staying committed to a 2026 mission to the Red Planet.
SpaceX rockets keep exploding. Is that normal?
NASA has previously been hedging its bets by developing its own heavy launch rocket as well as supporting the development of ...
SpaceX Pushes to Get Starship Rocket Ready for Mars by Next Year
Elon Musk’s space company plans to test the huge experimental vehicle on Tuesday, in its first flight after two explosions ...
Musk aiming to send uncrewed Starship to Mars by end of 2026
Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on ...
SpaceX deploys 27 Starlink satellites from the West Coast
SpaceX ended May with another successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday afternoon at its West Coast launch facility ...
SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA’s moon landing timeline
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...
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The rise of SpaceX's Starship and what's holding it back - Part I
The final concept, which was unveiled in 2019, consisted of a Starship composed of stainless steel instead of carbon fiber ...