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6 seconds of fury — SpaceX has not set a public launch target yet for Starship. Eric Berger - Aug 25, 2023 8:41 pm UTC Enlarge / SpaceX conducted a second static fire test of Booster 9 on Friday. SpaceX webcast SpaceX conducted a second hot fire test of its…

Home » Space » SpaceX Booster 9 Static Fire Success Starship Super Heavy Booster 9’s second static fire was a success. The water deluge system worked to protect the launch pad and launch tower. SpaceX appears to be weeks away from another Super Heavy Starship orbital launch attempt. Brian Wang…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA and SpaceX will try again on Saturday to send the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space…

Fresh from blowing up a small portion of Texas with Starship, SpaceX is once again being forced to focus on more earthly matters, like discriminatory hiring practices, in a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice. The complaint filed Wednesday through the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer,…

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against SpaceX for allegedly refusing to hire refugees and asylum seekers. The DOJ said the company incorrectly cited federal regulations to justify discriminatory hiring practices. The lawsuit claims that SpaceX routinely discouraged refugees and asylees from applying for open positions at…

News Spaceflight Crew Dragon Endurance at Launch Complex-39A, ahead of the planned Crew-7 astronaut launch. (Image credit: Space.com/ Josh Dinner) SpaceX's next astronaut launch has been pushed back by at least 24 hours. The company was counting down to launch the four-person Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS)…

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-7 mission at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, 24 August 2023. (Photo: EPA-EFE / CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH) “The lawsuit alleges that, from at…

Synopsis The US Department of Justice has said that SpaceX has violated the Immigration and Citizenship Act. Here are the details about the case.AgenciesThe US government has sued Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Department of Justice has accused the private rocket and satellite company of discriminating against asylum seekers in its…

The Department of Justice alleges Elon Musk's space exploration company wrongly rejected refugees and asylees. The U.S. government has sued Elon Musk's SpaceX for discrimination against refugees and asylees. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Elon Musk's company SpaceX discriminated against refugees and asylees between 2018 and 2022, according…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against asylees and refugees by discouraging them from applying for jobs and by refusing to consider or hire them because of their citizenship status, the Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday. In an investigation, the Justice Department found that the actions taken by company…