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After Thursday’s flight, Starship is already the most revolutionary rocket ever built
For fun, we could compare Starship as it exists today to other available rockets.
For fun, we could compare Starship as it exists today to other available rockets.
"Frustration with Artemis’s high price tag is justifiable."
Starship's third launch appeared flawless, but SpaceX has more work to do on recovery.
The launch window opens before sunrise Thursday at SpaceX's launch site in Texas.
"There are so many investments that we could be making, but there are also Moonshots."
Astronomers know of no other region so packed with large stars as this nebula.
"Naturally, we have to make hard choices."
Falling just short of hypersonic velocity.
Three tons of trash from the space station fell to Earth in an unguided reentry.
"Those launches are exciting the young minds that are watching them."
First you burn the cash, then comes the crash.
The comet should brighten further as it nears the Sun in the coming weeks.
Russia's heavy-lift Angara A5 rocket is about to launch on its fourth test flight.
This third flight has a reasonable chance of success.
SpaceX wants to make these kinds of days the norm, not the exception.