Keith’s note: I just spoke with Alhurra TV about the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship flights. [Audio]
Starship
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SpaceX Starship Makes A Nearly Perfect Fourth Flight
Keith’s note: The SpaceX Starship had an apparently quasi-perfect flight today. The Super heavy booster separated and made a nice water landing. The Starship itself had a nice ride into […]
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NASAWatch on TV: Boeing Starliner, SpaceX Starship, and China On The Moon
Keith’s note: I did CNN this morning talking about the Boeing Starliner launch, SpaceX Starship, and China’s lunar exploration plans (and my reaction to how NASA Administrator Bill Nelson characterizes […]
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Starship Launch Coverage
Keith’s Note: I was part of Bloomberg radio / video live coverage of the SpaceX IFT3 Starship launch on Thursday morning. Update: Wow. Simply WOW. The booster was lost before […]
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SpaceX Starship Test Flight Ends Early But Major Milestones Were Accomplished
Keith’s note: The second flight of a Starship/Heavy Booster began on time today at 8:00 am EST. The rocket performed nominally up to and during “hot staging”. Moments after the […]
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FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation
“The closure of the mishap investigation does not signal an immediate resumption of Starship launches at Boca Chica. SpaceX must implement all corrective actions that impact public safety and apply […]
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SpaceX Starship Launch Delayed
Keith’s note: The first launch of SpaceX Starship was halted on monday 17 April 2023 after a pressurization issue arose in the first stage. SpaceX decided to continue with the […]
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Earth’s Most Powerful Rocket Roars To Life
Keith’s note: SpaceX just conducted a full duration static test firing of 31 Raptor engines (1 shutdown, 1 was shut down) on Starship producing enough thrust to still reach orbit […]
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The Most Powerful Rocket – Ever
Keith’s note: This is not a CGI image. It is an actual SpaceX aerial photo of a Starship and its booster on the launch pad. In a month or so […]
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FAA Tells SpaceX What It Needs To Do To Launch Starship
FAA Requires SpaceX to Take Over 75 Actions to Mitigate Environmental Impact of Planned Starship/Super Heavy Launches, FAA “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require SpaceX […]