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SpaceX has conducted its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday, successfully returning the towering “Super Heavy” booster back to its Texas launch pad using giant mechanical arms for the first time. The first stage of the rocket lifted off at 7:25 a.m. CT from SpaceX’s Boca Chica facility, marking another engineering milestone in the company’s quest to develop a fully reusable moon and Mars vehicle. The Super Heavy booster reached an altitude of 70 km (40 miles) before separating from the second stage, known as Starship, to begin its controlled descent. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/dDcfYDeb #Remoteworknews #SpaceX #SpaceXStarship #ElonmuskSpaceX #Starship #news #newsupdate #tech #technews #ict #technewsupdate #techworld #techgeek #geek #computer #computernews #computernewsupdate #modernlife #trends #techtrends #computertrends #icttrends #techmagazinenews #globaltech #globaltechnews #globalnewsupdate

SpaceX's Starship conducted a successful test flight from its Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. This flight, a significant improvement over previous attempts, demonstrated the full-duration ascent burn and separation from the Super Heavy booster. Despite successful milestones, contact with Starship was lost before its expected splashdown in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX confirmed the Super Heavy booster's fate, which experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its landing attempt. While the on-orbit engine relight was not attempted due to vehicle roll rates, SpaceX remains optimistic about future flights. This marked SpaceX's third attempt to test the Starship rocket, following previous incidents. The test was approved by the FAA after SpaceX addressed safety concerns. Source: https://lnkd.in/dMPJKk4p #SpaceX #Starship #TestFlight #SpaceExploration #FAAApproval #RocketLaunch #SpaceTechnology #Innovation #SpaceTravel #FutureOfSpaceflight #CxONews #CxOGlobalForum

SpaceX completed an amazing first on Sunday, plucking the lower half of its huge Starship launch system out of midair, as euphoric SpaceX employees watched from the control center. But why does SpaceX have to catch it anyway? There are a few reasons for its so-called “chopsticks” maneuver. Rapid Reusability, For starters. The chopsticks save weight on the booster. Instead of landing gear and the entire mechanism to unfold them and cushion the impact, it just needs two little posts sticking out of the sides of the rocket that the chopsticks can grab. These same posts are already being used for lifting the booster onto the launch platform anyway, so it’s almost no new weight added. The downside is that the mechanism that moves the grabbing arms is itself complicated and expensive, and has to have some clever control logic to track the descending stage and position the arms in just exactly the right position to catch it. But at least that part of the system doesn’t need to fly into space, so it can be large and heavy. #SpaceX #starship #chopstixk

FAA Concludes Investigation into SpaceX's Starship Mishap: Urgent Fixes Await Liftoff The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has wrapped up its probe into SpaceX's Starship's dramatic second flight, but that doesn't mean it's ready for liftoff number three just yet. Despite the investigation's end, SpaceX has to make some fixes and get a thumbs-up from the FAA before launching again. The review uncovered 17 things that need correcting, including hardware tweaks and updates to control systems. SpaceX's Starship is a massive rocket designed for ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars, but it's grounded until all safety concerns are addressed. So, for now, it's back to the drawing board for Elon Musk's space company. #FUTURENEWS #Rocketscience #Spacex #Technology #Science #News #Taffds

Exciting news from the frontier of space exploration! 🚀 #SpaceX has received FAA authorization for the third launch of its monumental Starship Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica Village, Texas. This 400-foot-tall marvel is setting the stage for groundbreaking achievements in space travel. 🌌 The third flight test is not just another launch; it's a leap towards some ambitious milestones: -         A successful ascent burn of both stages. -         A propellant transfer demonstration in orbit. -         The first re-light of a Raptor engine in the vacuum of space. A controlled reentry, aiming for a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. This mission paves the way for innovative in-space maneuvers and engine burns, all while ensuring public safety remains a top priority. The FAA's green light signifies that #SpaceX has met stringent safety, environmental, policy, and financial responsibility criteria, marking a significant step forward in our journey to the stars. Stay tuned as we witness history in the making with #Starship's third launch. The future of space travel is here, and it's filled with ambitious objectives that promise to expand our horizons like never before. 🌠   Congratulations to everyone involved with us, and be sure to check your emails for more good news. If you're interested in a behind-the-scenes look, visit BrahminPartners.com to subscribe to our exclusive newsletter for member families.   https://lnkd.in/eGqnh5Dj #spaceexploration #innovation #spacetravel #futuretech #spacetech #aerospaceengineering #spaceindustry #technews #faa #environmentalsafety

SpaceX 's Third Flight Test of Starship saw new milestones being achieved compared to their previous flights. -> The liftoff and ascent into space was flawless with all 33 Raptors engines on Superheavy Booster performing perfectly. -> The Hot-staging was once again performed successfully. -> The Superheavy Booster successfully survived and completed the Boostback burn (the burn that brings the Booster back to the launch site) but lost control during the final seconds of landing approach and impacted the ocean nearly at the speed of sound. -> Meanwhile Starship successfully made it to Orbital velocity (the most important mission objective) and demonstrated the payload door operation. -> It also demonstrated the in-orbit propellant transfer, which is important for future missions in order to perform Orbital refueling. 10 tons of cryogenic propellant was moved from the header tanks to the main tanks. -> While it was expected to re-ignite one of the it's Raptor Engines in space, looks like they skipped through that goal. -> It looked like the Starship struggled to main it's attitude (orientation) before and reentry. While we were treated to amazing views, Starship ultimately was destroyed during reentry. Overall a lot of objectives were completed. Now SpaceX is gearing up for Flight Test 4 with Starship 29 and Booster 11. #spacex #starship #flighttest

SpaceX booster rocket has returned to earth and been caught by giant robotic arms - following a successful launch of the company's reusable Starship spacecraft. It was the first attempt to bring the rocket's 232-foot (71 metre) Super Heavy booster back to the launch tower. Three of its 33 Raptor engines were re-ignited to slow its speedy descent. After separating from the Starship second stage at a height of 46 miles (74km), the booster returned to Boca Chica in Texas, where it was grabbed and clamped in place using what the company describes as "chopsticks". Arguably, they look more like massive pincers mounted on a huge steel tower. The catching of the booster was not guaranteed. Both it and the launch tower had to be in good, stable conditions, SpaceX said. But it settled into position in what appeared to be a calm, controlled manner. The manoeuvre is considered a major breakthrough: previously, similar-sized rocket launch vehicles, like Saturn V, crashed back down to Earth and were regarded as expendable. #RocketLaunch #SpaceExploration #Innovation #FutureTech #Aerospace #Science #SpaceTravel #RocketScience #SpaceIndustry #SpaceX

🚨REPORT: SpaceX on Friday, Oct. 11, said its next Starship rocket could launch as early as Sunday, Oct. 13, pending final FAA regulatory approvals. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) on Oct. 13, if the approvals come through in time. A livestream of the launch will be available on this page at launch time. The upcoming test flight, called Starship Flight 5, will liftoff off from SpaceX’s Starbase testing site near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas - the same site for four previous Starship launch tests. This flight aims to build on SpaceX’s Starship Flight 4 success on June 6, which marked the first Starship to reach space and a smooth “soft” splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico for the rocket’s massive Super Heavy booster. For Flight 5, SpaceX hopes to recreate the success of the Starship vehicle’s trajectory to target splashdown site in the Indian Ocean. But in a first, SpaceX will also attempt to return the rocket’s massive Super Heavy booster, which is powered by 33 Raptor engines, back to its launch pad. There, SpaceX will attempt to catch the booster in the “chopsticks” of its massive Mechazilla launch pad structure. The system is designed to eventually allow quick turnarounds for Starship Super Heavy boosters for flights. “Starship stacked ahead of its fifth flight test,” SpaceX wrote in a post on X(formerly Twitter) on Friday afternoon (Oct. 11). “We expect regulatory approval in time to fly on October 13.” SOURCE: Space.com #Texas #RGV #RioGrandeValley #RGVLife #SouthTexas #Area956 #HidalgoCounty #McAllenTX #PharrTX #EdinburgTX #HidalgoTX #MissionTX #CameronCounty #BrownsvilleTX #HarlingenTX #SPI #SouthPadreIsland #SPILife #ElonMusk #Nasa #SpaceX #Starship #Mars #Aviation #Tesla #Universe