Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "SpaceX's launchpad"


3 mentions found


SpaceX is 'ready to launch' its Starship mega-rocket again, pending FAA approval, Elon Musk said on X. Starship is SpaceX's next flagship rocket, standing taller and more powerful than any previous launch system. The Starship vehicle, stacked atop its Super Heavy booster, stands nearly 400 feet tall. The Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy booster were launched together for the first time in April. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Watch Elon Musk unveil his latest plan for conquering MarsElon Musk wants Starship to take humans to Mars.
Persons: Elon Musk, He's, Watch Elon Musk, Mars Elon, SpaceX's, Starship's, Musk, Ashlee Vance, Vance Organizations: SpaceX, Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Super, Watch, Mars, SpaceX's launchpad, FAA, SpaceX SpaceX Locations: Wall, Silicon, Port Isabel, Boca Chica , Texas
In the test mission, SpaceX’s Starship launched toward space atop a Super Heavy rocket booster. That could be the determining factor in how long it takes the company to get a new Starship on the launch pad. Such investigations are routine and have taken place after previous — but smaller-scale — Starship test launches in South Texas. Joe Skipper/ReutersSpaceX is not permitted to make another launch attempt of a Starship vehicle until that review is complete. NASAThe US space agency was not directly involved in the Starship flight test, but it has a major stake in Starship’s overall success.
Elon Musk said the destruction of the launchpad is his biggest concern about the Starship launch. The launchpad would melt if Starship "fireballed" on launch day, he said. SpaceX is scheduled to launch Starship on Monday, but Musk warned about possible delays. Musk said it would take SpaceX several months to rebuild the launchpad if Starship exploded and melted it. Launching the enormous Starship is an engineering featThe Starship rocket on SpaceX's launchpad near Brownsville, Texas.
Total: 3