Starship
Report outlines SpaceX’s plans for Starship launches from KSC
SpaceX plans to build facilities at the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A for launches and, eventually, landings of its next-generation launch vehicle, according to a newly released report.
SpaceX flies Starhopper test vehicle for first time
SpaceX performed a first, brief flight of a prototype of its next-generation launch system July 25 as the company makes plans for more ambitious tests.
SpaceX preparing for first Starship test flight
The initial prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation reusable launch vehicle will make its first, albeit low-altitude, test flight early next week, Elon Musk announced July 12.
SpaceX targets 2021 commercial Starship launch
“We are in discussions with three different customers as we speak right now to be that first mission,” Jonathan Hofeller, SpaceX’s vice president of commercial sales, said at APSAT 2019. “Those are all telecom companies.”
SpaceX begins Starship hopper testing
SpaceX has started initial tethered tests of the first prototype of its next generation Starship launch vehicle at its South Texas test site.
SpaceX preparing to begin Starship hopper tests
SpaceX could begin initial tests of a prototype of the company’s next-generation Starship vehicle as soon as this week, Elon Musk said March 17.
SpaceX tests flight version of Raptor engine
SpaceX test-fired Feb. 3 the first flight version of the Raptor engine the company has developed for its next-generation launch system.
SpaceX to shift Starship work from California to Texas
Less than a week after laying off 10 percent of its employees, SpaceX said Jan. 16 that it plans to shift work on at least prototypes of its next-generation launch system from Los Angeles to Texas.
