SpaceX förbereder den tolfte testflygningen av sin Starship-raket, den första med den nya V3-versionen. Uppskjutningen från södra Texas är planerad till ett 90-minutersfönster med start klockan 15:30 PT på torsdag.
Företaget kommer att skicka upp raketen från sin Starbase-anläggning. Raketsteget förväntas landa i Mexikanska golfen medan det övre steget landar i Indiska oceanen. Testet kommer att pågå i cirka en timme och inkluderar en satellituppskjutning.
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South Korea postponed the planned launch of its Mir solid-fuel space rocket on Tuesday due to safety issues detected during final preparations, the defense ministry said.
SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship rocket on its first test flight Friday from South Texas, achieving a successful splashdown in the Indian Ocean after more than an hour in flight.
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SpaceX has completed key ground tests for its Starship Version 3 rocket ahead of a planned debut flight from South Texas. The upgraded vehicle will attempt in-orbit refueling experiments critical to future lunar missions. Liftoff is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19.
A new report from NASA’s Office of Inspector General finds that launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center are aging and struggling to meet rising demand from commercial rockets. The assessment highlights limits on roads, gas supplies, and pads as SpaceX and Blue Origin plan frequent heavy-lift flights.
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NASA unveiled the four astronauts selected for its Artemis III mission on Tuesday at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew will test docking procedures with lunar landers in low Earth orbit ahead of a planned launch no earlier than summer 2027.