Neowin News Feed for: Starship

We have a busy week of rocket launches coming, including Starship IFT-8 - TWIRL #203

Paul Hill — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:44:01 +0000

We have a very busy week of rocket launches coming up this week. Notably, we will get the 8th Starship launch. Be sure to check the recap videos too. Read more...

Exciting week ahead as SpaceX preps 8th Starship test flight - TWIRL #202

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:34:01 +0000

We have an exciting week coming up in rocket launches. Blue Origin plans a crewed mission while SpaceX will launch Starship and help with a Moon mission. Read more...

After an extraordinary week in rocket launches, this week brings normalcy — TWIRL #197

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:50:01 +0000

After an exciting week of rocket launches last week, we return to normalcy with lots of Starlink missions from SpaceX. Be sure to check the recap for several notable launches. Read more...

Blue Origin prepares (again) for historic launch of New Glenn - TWIRL #196

Paul Hill — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:54:01 +0000

Blue Origin is preparing again for its historic first launch of its New Glenn rocket. SpaceX will also launch Starship. Read more...

Blue Origin's New Glenn set for historic debut on Wednesday - TWIRL #195

Paul Hill — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:52:02 +0000

This week in rocket launches we have a busy schedule, including the first-ever launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn and the seventh launch of SpaceX's Starship. Read more...

SpaceX's 7th test test flight program will test payload deployment for the first time ever

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:42:01 +0000

Musk's SpaceX is prepping for its 7th test flight program which is expected to test payload deployment for the first time, carrying 10 mock Starlink satellites. Read more...

Starship performs double ocean landing in daylight, SpaceX shy to show the explosions

Martin Hodás — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:16:01 +0000

During Starship's successful 6th test flight, the spacecraft mastered a more challenging trajectory to beat the computer simulations; however, the tower landing of Super Heavy booster was halted. Read more...

SpaceX preparing for sixth Starship mission on Tuesday

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:08:01 +0000

SpaceX is preparing for its sixth Starship mission, which is due for launch on Tuesday. The company is looking to build on its previous successes. Read more...

SpaceX's "Mechazilla" caught the Super Heavy booster mid-air during incredible landing test

Martin Hodás — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:40:01 +0000

SpaceX has attempted an unprecedented, crucial maneuver today. It catught the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad for the very first time. Read more...

SpaceX to launch Starship's fifth test flight on Sunday in Texas - TWIRL #185

Paul Hill — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 06:34:01 +0000

SpaceX's Starship IFT-5 mission will attempt a controlled re-entry and landing in the Indian Ocean. The excitement builds as the launch window opens this Sunday. Read more...

SpaceX targets five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars with exponential growth

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:54:01 +0000

SpaceX plans to launch five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, setting the stage for an exponential increase in future missions focused on human exploration of the Red Planet. Read more...

SpaceX sets a new timeline for the Mars colony. First Starships to launch in 2026

Martin Hodás — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:16:01 +0000

Elon Musk announced a new, more realistic timeline for Starship launches toward the Red Planet. While it still sounds ambitious, the company is making progress with the world's biggest space rocket. Read more...

Watch the splashdown landing of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster tracked from the Gulf of Mexico

Martin Hodás — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 08:16:01 +0000

SpaceX has released the external view of the first-ever successful splashdown landing of the Super Heavy booster. Images show the landing burn of 13 Raptor engines and a slow touchdown on the water. Read more...

Check out last week's rocket launch bonanza recap - TWIRL #168

Paul Hill — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:44:01 +0000

We don't have much in the way of upcoming missions but the recap section is great. China went to the Moon, ULA sent people to the ISS, and SpaceX launched its Starship rocket again. Read more...

SpaceX has already fixed weak spot that almost killed Starship, but on a different rocket

Martin Hodás — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Even though hot plasma almost destroyed Starship's flap, the rocket nailed yesterday's vertical landing. Elon Musk says SpaceX already has a solution, and it just wasn't present on this ship. Read more...

Starship miraculously escaped death and landed in the ocean for the very first time

Martin Hodás — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:27:00 +0000

The Super Heavy first stage of SpaceX's Starship rocket made a remarkable splashdown during the successful landing simulation. Starship somehow survived the plasma hell and landed too. Read more...

The awaited tourist voyage around the Moon that funded Musk's Starship was just canceled

Martin Hodás — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:42:02 +0000

The dearMoon mission of Yusaku Maezawa and a crew full of artists won't happen. When announced, Starship was just an idea on a drawing board. Today, it still aims for the Moon, but without Maezawa. Read more...

Time to land: SpaceX details what went wrong with Starship, fourth flight imminent

Martin Hodás — Sat, 25 May 2024 12:58:01 +0000

The fourth integrated test flight of Starship is planned for around June 5. SpaceX details the fixes addressing the issues that caused the rocket to surrender to the heat of plasma hell in March. Read more...

Starship to fly again in May, SpaceX aims to survive the plasma hell

Martin Hodás — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 07:24:02 +0000

SpaceX hopes to fly the Starship rocket for a fourth time next month, cutting the turnaround time by half. The main milestones are testing the heatshield and ensuring the rocket survives the reentry. Read more...

Two missions to the ISS will see a new batch of astronauts and cargo arrive - TWIRL #156

Paul Hill — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:18:02 +0000

We have several launches coming up this week, the most interesting will be two to the International Space Station. One is a crewed mission by Roscosmos and the other is a cargo mission by SpaceX. Read more...

Crashing to success: What we know and don't know about Starship's third test flight

Martin Hodás — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:40:02 +0000

SpaceX commented on Starship milestones in its post-flight debrief. The third test flight of Starship seemed like an overall success, though once again, there are important questions left unanswered. Read more...

Starship cuts through hot plasma while Booster loses it during a highly impressive flight

Martin Hodás — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:44:01 +0000

Starship flew for a third time this morning. Launching from Texas, the initial phase of the test flight looked nominal. However, both the Ship and the Booster didn't reach their final destination. Read more...

SpaceX set to launch Starship rocket on test mission - TWIRL #155

Paul Hill — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:46:01 +0000

We have lots of missions from SpaceX this week but the most interesting will come on Thursday when it launches Starship on its next test mission. Read on to learn more about the mission's objectives. Read more...

SpaceX details Starship's feisty mid-flight explosion after FAA closed mishap investigation

Martin Hodás — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:44:01 +0000

Elon Musk's SpaceX has finally revealed all the details we wanted to know about Starship's November test flight explosion. Additionally, the company agreed with the FAA on proposed corrective actions. Read more...

SpaceX Starship to launch the Starlab commercial space station

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:06:01 +0000

SpaceX has been tapped to launch the Starlab space station. According to the current timeline, Starlab should get into a low Earth orbit in 2028, as long as there are no delays, that is. Read more...

Elon Musk has finally revealed the reason behind Starship mid-flight explosion

Martin Hodás — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 11:20:02 +0000

The November test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket, although successful, ended in flames. Much was speculated on social media about the cause, but only now we finally know what actually happened. Read more...

SpaceX performs a second impressive test flight of Starship - TWIRL #139

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:12:01 +0000

We have a bunch of launches next week but you'll probably be more interested in the Starship launch that happened this weekend. SpaceX managed to pull off an impressive launch after a failure before. Read more...

TWIRL 111: SpaceX dominates the flight schedule with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:54:02 +0000

We have three launches from SpaceX this week. There will be two Falcon 9 launches and a Falcon Heavy launch. Unfortunately, there are no Starship launches this week but check the recap video. Read more...

Starship performs stunning launch before exploding at an altitude of 30 Km

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:55:29 +0000

SpaceX has launched Starship with the Super Heavy booster for the first time. While it did perform an incredible launch, the mission failed when both parts of the rocket blew up at a 30 Km altitude. Read more...

TWIRL 110: SpaceX will launch its Super Heavy rocket carrying Starship

Paul Hill — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 18:58:01 +0000

We have a big week coming up as SpaceX will attempt to launch its Super Heavy rocket carrying Starship. Starship will do a lap of the Earth before splashing down in the sea just off Hawaii. Read more...

TWIRL 71: CAPSTONE mission to try again for launch after delay

Paul Hill — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:06:01 +0000

This week, Rocket Lab will reattempt to launch NASA's CAPSTONE mission and there's a slim possibility we could see the first launch of SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket carrying Starship. Read more...

Elon Musk confirms first SpaceX ocean spaceport is under construction

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 31 May 2021 10:34:01 +0000

The CEO responded to a fan on Twitter, saying that the company's offshore launchpad could be operational next year. It will be used as a launch platform for the Starship spacecraft. Read more...

SpaceX's Starship performs successful soft landing for the first time [Update]

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 May 2021 23:18:01 +0000

SpaceX has successfully completed a soft landing of its Starship rocket which will take astronauts back to the Moon later in the decade. This is a major leap forward for the company. Read more...

TWIRL 11: SpaceX to launch 60 Starlink satellites and maybe Starship SN15

Paul Hill — Sun, 02 May 2021 07:14:02 +0000

It's a quiet week in terms of rocket launches this week. If we are lucky, we should see SpaceX launch its Starship SN15 from Boca Chica, Texas, as it attempts to perform its first smooth landing. Read more...

TWIRL 9: SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon to take astronauts to ISS, NASA to try Mars Helicopter

Paul Hill — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:24:01 +0000

The week will see SpaceX take more astronauts to the ISS, a Helicopter fly on Mars, and possibly the first successful landing on SpaceX's Starship after it was selected for NASA's Artemis missions. Read more...

NASA chooses SpaceX to land next Americans on the Moon

Paul Hill — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:12:02 +0000

NASA has announced that it has awarded SpaceX a $2.89 billion contract to continue developing a human landing system ready for the 2024 Artemis 3 mission which will return Americans to the Moon. Read more...

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Starship SN11 explodes as SpaceX tries low-visibility landing

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:24:01 +0000

SpaceX's Starship SN11 mission turned into a catastrophe today as the firm attempted to launch in low-visibility conditions. Despite the thick fog, debris could be seen falling after the mishap. Read more...

TWIRL 6: Blue Origin prepares for a human space flight

Paul Hill — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:42:01 +0000

The next week will feature an interesting launch from Blue Origin, the firm owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Astronauts will practice getting aboard the craft ready for a crewed mission in the future. Read more...

TWIRL 5: Starship SN11 could launch sometime this week

Paul Hill — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:02:01 +0000

SpaceX is planning to launch its Starship SN11 sometime this week. The firm still hasn't performed a perfect landing of the craft but it has been improving its technique after each test. Read more...