After two consecutive scrubs, the Starship vehicle is due for its 10th test flight as Elon Musk’s company aims to overcome earlier setbacks.
Category: Space and Astronomy
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SpaceX Starship 10th Test Launch: How and When to Watch the Flight
Elon Musk’s company is trying again to overcome setbacks faced by its Starship prototype after a Sunday night scrub of a test flight.
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SpaceX Starship 10th Test Flight: How and When to Watch the Launch
After setbacks in its last three flight attempts, Elon Musk’s company has a lot riding on the latest trip of its Starship prototype.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Most Likely Doesn’t Pay Taxes
Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.
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SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station
Cardman, who leads a crew of astronauts to the station on Thursday, was bumped from a similar mission last year.
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Space Out With 11 Far-Out Songs
Muse about the universe to a playlist stocked with Björk, Sufjan Stevens, Frank Sinatra and more.
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When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space
In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.
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SpaceX to Launch Axiom Mission 4: How to Watch
The fourth mission by the company Axiom Space will help the three countries get to the International Space Station for the first time.
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Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue
The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.
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Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed
President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to run NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership.
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SpaceX to Launch Starship Flight 9: When and How to Watch
Much is riding on Flight 9 for Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket after debris from January and March flights fell into the Atlantic Ocean, disrupting air travel.