Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesThe company performed a"static fire" on Wednesday at its Starbase site in South Texas, briefly igniting the six Raptor engines of Ship 31, the upper stage of the vehicle that will conduct the sixthposted a photo and two videos of the static fire — a common prelaunch engine test — via its X...
SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Starship upper stage that will perform the vehicle's sixth test flight. The test occurred on Sept. 18, 2024.The newly tested vehicle probably won't get off the ground for a while. SpaceX still hasn't launched Starship's fifth flight; it's waiting for approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration , which isn't expected
The FAA says that it and its partner agencies need more time to assess modifications SpaceX made to Starship's configuration and mission profile for Flight 5, as well as new information about the test's possible environmental impact. The company and its billionaire founder, "Flight 5 is built and ready to fly. Flight 6 will be ready to fly before Flight 5 even gets approved by FAA!" MuskBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy Starship booster ahead of 5th flight , as well as perform a variety of other spaceflight tasks. The fully reusable vehicle consists of two elements: a first-stage booster called Super Heavy and a 165-foot-tall upper stage, named Starship or simply Ship.
Starship has conducted four test flights to date, in April and November of 2023 and March and June of this year. The vehicle has performed better on each successive jaunt, and SpaceX declared theto keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat.
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