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SpaceX's Third Starship Rocket Explodes During Its Test Flight
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's another prototype of the Starship rocket exploded on the ground on March 3. The test flight, SN10, of the SpaceX's futuristic ambitious project burst into flames on the launch pad minutes after its take off. Interestingly, the rocket made for the ongoing Mars mission was third such accident as its earlier two prototypes, SN8 and SN9, had also resulted in crash landing. The test was held at Boca Chica in Texas.
Tags: SpaceX, Rocket, Mars Space Mission, Starship
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Opportunity To Join Moon Mission 2023; Completely Funded By Japanese Billionaire
The Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced a contest to select eight eligible SpaceX 'Starship' passengers globally for his Dear Moon 2023 mission. Releasing a YouTube video, Maezawa shared the criteria which is to "push its envelope to help other people and greater society in some way" and "willing to support other crew members who share similar aspirations." Moreover, Maezawa clarified that the six-day lunar voyage will be… read-more
Tags: SpaceX, Starship, Lunar Mission, Dear Moon Project, Yusaku Maezawa
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SpaceX's Starlink Service To Be Launched In India By 2022: Reports
SpaceX's Starlink has confirmed that its satellite broadband service will possibly be launched in India by 2022. Reportedly, the service will reach most regions in India. However, the official roadmap and timing are yet to be revealed. As per sources, Starlink is even accepting preorders for nearly Rs 7,200 to reserve the service at the earliest ahead of local installation. The Starlink broadband constellation currently provides data… read-more
Tags: SpaceX, Starlink, Satellite Broadband Service, Internet, India
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship Test Flight Crash Lands Again
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's test flight of Starship SN9 prototype burned up in flames as it took a hard landing in Boca Chica of South Texas. The 160-ft full-scale stainless steel rocket failed to timely position itself for a controlled vertical landing after performing the belly-flop maneuver. Reportedly, the future Martian-vehicle had reached a height of 10 km. Moreover, the crash was second among Starship prototypes in the last two months,… read-more
Tags: SpaceX, Starship SN9, Boca Chica, South Texas
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SpaceX To Launch World’s First Commercial Astronaut Space Mission
Elon Musk-owned aerospace company SpaceX will launch the first-ever commercial astronaut mission into the earth's orbit, with civilians aboard the Dragon spacecraft. Reportedly, the unique space mission will admit three people, besides having US billionaire Jared Isaacman as the space commander. The four crew members will undergo preparedness training on SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft. Reportedly, Isaacman aims to raise $200 million… read-more
Tags: Elon Musk, SpaceX, Dragon Spacecraft, Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Centre
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Elon Musk Becomes World's Richest Man, Tweets "Well, Back To Work"
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on January 7 became the richest person on the planet as the company’s share prices went ballistic taking his wealth to $190 billion. With this leap, Musk surpassed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos whose company is facing a stagnant share price for long. Reacting to a tweet by ‘Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley’ that shared the news, the Tesla CEO wrote, "how strange" followed by "well, back to work".
Tags: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Tesla, SpaceX
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SpaceX Starship's First High-Altitude Flight Crash-Lands
SpaceX's first high-altitude 'Starship' test-flight has crash-landed after it was launched over the Gulf of Mexico from Texas' Boca Chica on December 9. Reportedly, the 160 feet prototype lasted six minutes 42 seconds in the air. However, the fuel tank's low pressure made the Starship descend rapidly during reignition, which ultimately caused the crash. Despite the crash, CEO Elon Musk remained… read-more
Tags: SpaceX, Elon Musk, Starship, Texas
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SpaceX's Starship Launch Aborted At Last Second Citing Engine Failure
The latest 'Starship' mission by SpaceX was aborted with just 1.3 seconds remaining for the launch at Boca Chica, Texas, on December 8. The launch, which would have been the first high-altitude launch of 12.5 kilometres, was aborted due to an automatic-engine failure. Moreover, the cancelled model was the first to feature three raptor engines. SpaceX had earlier conducted five Starship launches, which were not higher than 150 metres.
Tags: SpaceX, Starship Aircraft, Boca Chica, Texas
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SpaceX Sends Christmas Presents For Astronauts At Space Station
An updated cargo-carrying two Dragon capsules were launched for the International Space Station on December 6 by the sector's giant SpaceX. The capsules will carry roasted turkey, cornbread dressing and cranberry sauce with icing tubes as Christmas present. Besides, the shipment will also carry asteroid samples, microbes, medical devices for astronauts, including 40 mice to study long-term effect in space. Called as "the ultimate Christmas… read-more
Tags: NASA, SpaceX, Cargo Dragon, Christmas
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Creates Record; Reused For Seven Successful Launches
Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched the latest installment of Starlink satellites on November 24. Interestingly, it broke its previous reusability record by using the Falcon 9 booster for the seventh time. The launch took-off at 9:13 PM EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch added 60 more satellites to the existing 1000 in the orbit. Moreover, the mission… read-more
Tags: SpaceX, Elon Musk, Starlink Mission, Falcon 9
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