Space Flight

Isaacman is a close friend of Elon Musk, who left his post as leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Friday.

Tuesday’s test flight made progress but didn’t achieve its goals.

Aircraft operators have been warned to steer clear of a 1600-nm hazard area when the ninth Starship test launches.

SpaceX may soon call Starbase an official city, as voters decide the future of Musk’s rocket headquarters.

The incident marks the company’s fourth failed Alpha mission out of six since 2021.

Rocket reached the 62-mile lower limit of space.

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, March 14 to bring astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after a long nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was scrubbed due to a hydraulic system issue on the ground. Thursday was also scrapped due to weather, pushing […]

Ohio lawmakers are pushing for NASA to relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Cleveland once its lease expires in 2028. In a letter sent Tuesday to Vice President J.D. Vance and NASA’s incoming leader Jared Isaacman, the lawmakers highlighted Ohio’s rich aviation history and emphasized the potential for significant cost savings while still maintaining […]

SpaceX’s Starship 8 test vehicle blew up over the Caribbean on Thursday, diverting flights into South Florida airports because of what the FAA termed “falling space debris.” The explosion occurred about 20 seconds before the engines were due to shut down after what appeared to be a successful launch from SpaceX’s south Texas launch facility. […]

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Starship system on Monday after anomalies started piling up in the final few minutes. An undisclosed issue with the booster that seemed to be resolved as the countdown continued was compounded by some other problems that cropped up soon after, and company founder Elon Musk said it was “best […]