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SpaceX on Sunday launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rocket’s towering first-stage booster back to land for the first time, achieving a novel recovery method involving large metal arms. CBC | World News
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SpaceX could launch and catch massive Starship this Sunday
SpaceX is preparing once again to launch its 37-storey Starship as soon as Sunday, pending regulatory approval. And the big show will be the possible attempt at catching its booster back at the launch pad. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX launches rescue mission for NASA astronauts stuck on International Space Station
The capsule rocketed toward orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth empty earlier this month because of safety concerns. The switch in rides left it to NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov to retrieve Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully complete first commercial spacewalk
A billionaire stepped out for the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavour hundreds of miles above Earth. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX launches crew for first-ever private spacewalk mission
A crew of four private astronauts ascended into space early Tuesday on a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX Falcon 9 flight operations cleared to resume by FAA
The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during a recent Starlink mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Riskiest SpaceX mission to date delayed after helium leak
The launch of SpaceX’s four-person Polaris Dawn mission will be delayed by at least a day because of a helium leak in ground equipment at Kennedy Space Center, the company said on Tuesday, hours before the scheduled liftoff of its Crew Dragon capsule. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX to undergo 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket
Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This time it’s SpaceX’s massive Starship, which is meant to shuttle astronauts to the moon in 2026. CBC | World News
Read More »Third time’s the charm? SpaceX hopes rocket launch goes as planned
SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. But the bigger goal is to prove that Starship will be ready for NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon, slated to launch in 2026 CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX Starship test flight fails minutes after launch
SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion. CBC | World News
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