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What’s Next For SpaceX’s Starship?

By Chris Leymarie FMN October 16, 2024FAA, NASA, Space News, SpaceX, Starship, Uncategorized

SpaceX Starship IFT-5 prior to launching. Photo: Chris Leymarie, FMN

SpaceX’s fifth flight test of a complete Starship was a resounding success. After watching that launch, it is hard not to be inspired by what is coming for SpaceX and humanity.

SpaceX Successfully Catches Super Heavy Booster in Fifth Test Flight

By Chris Leymarie FMN October 13, 2024FAA, Space News, SpaceX, Starship

Starship Launches from Starbase, Texas. Photo By Chris Leymarie, FMN

SpaceX launched its Starship Super Heavy rocket from Texas today in a flight that was seen as a complete success.

The FAA Clears Falcon 9 To Resume Launching

By Charles Boyer FMN October 11, 2024Aviation and Space News, FAA, Falcon 9, Space News, SpaceX

A Falcon 9 launches in July 2024
Photo: Charles Boyer / FMN

The Federal Aviation Administration, the agency responsible for commercial spaceflight, has announced that SpaceX may resume regular launches of Falcon 9.

Launch Preview: SpaceX, ESA Planning To Launch Hera Mission Aboard Falcon 9 Monday Morning

By Charles Boyer FMN October 6, 2024Aviation and Space News, FAA, Falcon 9, Space News, SpaceX, US Space Force

Falcon 9 on the launch mount at Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral in August 2024.
Photo: Charle Boyer / Florida Media Now

FAA clears one-off license for Falcon 9 for this launch only

SpaceX and the European Space Agency are planning to launch ESA’s Hera probe from Space Launch Complex 40 on Monday, October 7th. The launch window extends from 10:52 AM – 11:27 AM EDT.