Tag: SpaceX
Starship achieves liftoff and stage separation at Boca Chica
With a roar that shook structures and rattled windows dozens of miles away, Starship-Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica launch site at shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday and successfully achieved separation of the two stages before both vehicles were destroyed by onboard automatic flight-termination systems.
Launch window for SpaxeX second test flights opens at 7 a.m. Saturday
The 120-minute "test window" for SpaceX's second Starship orbital flight attempt from Boca Chica/Starbase opens at 7 a.m. on Saturday, according to the company.
FAA green-lights Starship launch from Boca Chica
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk earlier this week announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was informed that approval for a second Starship orbital flight attempt “should happen” in time for the launch to happen on Friday.
SpaceX eyes Friday launch attempt at Boca Chica, but still needs FAA license
SpaceX says it’s shooting for Friday at the earliest for its second Starship orbital flight attempt from Boca Chica/Starbase, “pending final regulatory approval,” according to the company’s CEO, Elon Musk.
SpaceX applies for wastewater permit; unused treated water would flow into South Bay
SpaceX has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a permit to release an average of up to 200,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day into South Bay at Boca Chica.
As SpaceX waits for launch license for Boca Chica, it calls for regulatory reform
It’s been more than six months since SpaceX’s first Starship orbital flight attempt ended in the vehicle automatically self-destructing over the Gulf after veering out of control.
There’s a major career fair slated for job seekers in Brownsville this week
What the city of Brownsville and the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation are calling the biggest career fair in South Texas is scheduled for Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SpaceX may have to wait for second orbital launch attempt at Boca Chica Beach
The Federal Aviation Administration says it should be finished with the safety review for SpaceX’s application for a second Starship orbital launch license by the end of October.
SpaceX sues Attorney General Garland, claims unconstitutional move by DOJ
SpaceX is suing U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
Musk says Starship ready: SpaceX head claims FAA to-do list complete
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Sept. 8 that it had closed its mishap investigation into the April 20 explosion of a Starship-Super Heavy over the Gulf of Mexico during its first orbital test flight attempt and was requiring 63 corrective actions on the part of SpaceX to prevent further such mishaps with subsequent launches.
