US EditionSpaceX is about to try something new with its mighty Starship rocket
- SpaceX successfully conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy booster on April 3, 2025, marking the first time a flight-proven booster was tested.
- Booster 14, which previously launched on January 16, 2025, is confirmed to fly again during Starship's next test flight.
- SpaceX reported that 29 out of the 33 Raptor engines on Booster 14 are flight-proven.
- SpaceX is facing ongoing challenges with Starship's upper stage, which has experienced two failures during recent test flights.
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SpaceX is about to try something new with its mighty Starship rocket
SpaceX has just test fired a Super Heavy booster ahead of the Starship’s ninth flight test. The ground-based firing of the world’s most powerful rocket took place at SpaceX’s Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Notably, the upcoming flight test will involve the first-ever reuse of a Super Heavy booster, with this particular […]
The Download: dethroning SpaceX, and air-conditioning’s energy demands
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Rivals are rising to challenge the dominance of SpaceX SpaceX is a space launch juggernaut. In just two decades, the company has managed to edge out former aerospace heavyweights Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop Grumman to gain near-monopoly status over rocket launches in the US. It is now also the go-to launch …
SpaceX Will Relaunch Super Heavy Booster 14 for Flight 9
SpaceX previously used Super Heavy Booster 14 and was able to catch it. They have now rolled Booster 14 back out to the launch tower and plan to reuse it for Starship flight 9. SpaceX has switched to a new generation of engine bell covers. There is orange and orange and white tape on the ...
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