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A trio of Martian missions, February Mars will welcome the arrival of not one, not two, but three missions—each launched and operated by a different nation. There’s the Hope orbiter by the United Arab Emirates, the Perseverance rover launched by NASA, and the Tianwen-1 mission (with orbiter, lander, and rover) launched by…

The members of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station. Pictured from left are NASA astronaut Raja Chari, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn. Credit: NASA/ESARookie NASA astronaut Raja Chari — a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot — veteran physician-astronaut Tom Marshburn,…

by Jeff Foust — December 28, 2020 Viasat requested the FCC to perform an environmental review of a proposed modification of SpaceX's Starlink license, arguing that a categorical exemption to federal environmental laws for satellites didn't apply to a megaconstellation like Starlink. Credit: SpaceX Updated 7:30 a.m. Eastern Dec. 29…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX's Starship SN8 launches on its first high-altitude flight from the company's Boca Chica site in South Texas on Dec. 8, 2020. (Image: © SpaceX) SpaceX had a pretty good year. Elon Musk's company launched 26 missions in 2020, breaking its previous calendar-year record of 21, which…

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the NROL-108 mission Dec. 19 from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceXTracking information released by the U.S. military indicates two government payloads rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Dec. 19 on the NROL-108 mission, a dedicated…

SpaceX Will Double Launch Pad Usage for Starship and Super Heavy Test Launches Brian Wang | December 26, 2020 | Elon Musk indicated that Spacex is a few months away from test hops for the Super Heavy booster. Above – Brendan Lewis @brendan2908 on twitter shows the status of the…

Home News Spaceflight SpaceX dropped an early Christmas present for space fans everywhere this week with an amazing video recap of its first major test launch of a Starship rocket.The video, which SpaceX unveiled Wednesday (Dec. 23), shows the company's first high-altitude launch of its giant Starship SN8, a rocket…

SpaceX is set to significantly ramp up its Starship development program in the new year, in more ways than one. SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk noted on Twitter on Thursday that the company will seek to make use of both of its two launch pads at its development facility…

by Jeff Foust — December 24, 2020 The Starship SN8 prototype explodes upon landing. Credit: SpaceX webcast There was no clearer set of contrasts between how SpaceX and NASA approach launch vehicle development than the dueling tests the two performed in early December of Starship and Space Launch System, respectively.…

Main Argument Against X Holding Company is Mars Colonization Brian Wang | December 24, 2020 | Youtuber Chicken Genius Singapore argues against the X Holding Company. He is also a large Tesla shareholder. David Lee who made the suggestion is also a large Tesla shareholder. Chicken Genius thinks SpaceX, Tesla,…