A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship
All systems are looking good, and weather is favorable for liftoff. Propellant load is about to begin for Falcon 9’s launch of the USSF-385 mission from California → https://t.co/eiGvyiCwaD
Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the @Space_Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission.
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Chris Birch will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Arutyun Kiviryan as mission specialists
Learn more: https://t.co/kIKGueFX6t
SpaceX's supercomputing facilities in the Mid-South rank among the world’s most advanced AI training clusters, spanning over 2.5 million feet, millions of GPUs, and over two gigawatts of compute → https://t.co/JkKvN24tBY
Sunrise at Starbase. Opportunistic full stack testing is planned ahead of Flight 14's launch, which is on track for Monday, Sept. 28, pending regulatory approval
To continue regular crew transportation to the @Space_Station, NASA has awarded @SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.
As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, this change brings the total missions for SpaceX to 17 and helps @NASA to maintain access to the space station with two unique commercial crew industry partners.
Read more: https://t.co/UkS9Fo9veD
NASA has selected @SpaceX to launch StarBurst. 🚀
The small satellite will scan the sky for short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars, capturing the earliest high-energy signals. StarBurst is targeted to launch on a Falcon 9 from SLC-40 at CCSFS no earlier than 2028.
Starship is preparing to go to orbit. Flight 14 is targeting to launch as early as Tuesday, September 22, pending regulatory approval → https://t.co/LwJ4g6dg9v