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SpaceX is reassessing its Starship mission plan for NASA’s Artemis 3 program, exploring what it calls a “simplified” architecture that could accelerate the first crewed lunar landing of the 21st century.  The private space company stated that the revised concept aims to “result in a faster return to the moon while simultaneously improving crew safety,” following NASA’s decision to reopen …

SpaceX may be rethinking its moon-landing plans. The company holds a contract to put NASA astronauts down near the lunar south pole on the Artemis 3 mission, which is expected to launch in 2028, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX will use a modified upper stage of its Starship megarocket — the biggest and most powerful launcher ever built …

When humanity dreams of escaping Earth, the visions often resemble high-tech lifeboats: compact, fast, and bound for familiar planetary destinations like Mars. But one new proposal takes a vastly different approach—by scaling up, slowing down, and removing the return trip entirely. Enter Chrysalis, a theoretical generation ship longer than Manhattan and weighing over 2.4 billion tons. Designed not to ferry …

In multiple television appearances this week, Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy confirmed that he would be re-opening the contract to build a crewed Moon lander for the Artemis missions. That’s a blow for SpaceX, which secured the contract back in 2021 to use its still-in-development Starship for the job. The trouble …

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With the loss of the $7,500 Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, it looks as if Tesla CEO Elon Musk was right all along. As the tax credit’s loss starts to take effect, car companies that have long relied on the $7,500 credit to create sales for themselves are starting to adjust their strategies for sales and their overall transition to electrification. …

Spectacular footage from Starship’s recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft’s booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf. SpaceX launched the 11th test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Oct. 12 and achieved all of its objectives. The vehicle, currently under development, consists of its “Ship” upper stage, and the Super …

Epic new video from this week’s Starship launch show’s the giant spacecraft’s final moments just before it splashed down in the Indian ocean. Starship lifted off on its eleventh test flight Monday, Oct. 13, from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. It was the final launch of the current, 397-foot-tall (121-meter-tall) version of the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper …

SpaceX has completed its eleventh integrated flight test of Starship, marking another leap forward in developing the world’s most powerful and fully reusable launch system. Launched from Starbase, Texas, the flight saw both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage complete critical test objectives, including controlled descent and landing burns — milestones that move SpaceX closer to fully reusable …

The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built is about to get even larger. On Monday (Oct. 13), SpaceX launched the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket, sending the 403-foot-tall (124 meters) vehicle aloft from its Starbase site in South Texas. The suborbital flight was a complete success. Both of Starship‘s elements — its Super Heavy booster and Starship …