Starship
By Joey Roulette ORLANDO (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:)’s joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Starship in the low Earth orbit satellite launch market, the company’s CEO said. ULA wants to develop a Vulcan…
SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket system on Tuesday for the sixth time.SpaceX didn’t attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster by a pair of “chopsticks” mid-air as planned.Starship moving towards full, rapid reusability is key to Elon Musk’s plans for Mars.SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the sixth time on…
SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket snagged a huge victory on the road to Elon Musk’s Mars-settling plans on Thursday — but not without some battle scars.However, the spacecraft was visibly falling apart on SpaceX’s livestream as it screamed through Earth’s atmosphere.Viewers had a limited view of the ship itself, but the onboard…