Tag: megarocket
SpaceX in the starting blocks for the 2nd test of its Starship megarocket
Friday, November 17 will be the day of truth for Starship, SpaceX’s megarocket, which will begin its second test flight at 7 a.m. CT (2 p.m. CET). The Federal Aviation…
Starship, SpaceX’s mega-rocket, lasted 3 minutes before exploding for its first flight
Day of celebration at SpaceX. For the first time, Starship, the largest rocket in history, soared into the skies. She took off this Thursday, April 20 shortly after 3:30 p.m.…
Starship: SpaceX lights up 31 engines of its mega-rocket for its first orbital launch
The Super Heavy launcher looks ready. © SpaceX The first images are impressive. The Starship mega-rocket, developed by SpaceX, carried out an ignition test of the engines of the Super…
NASA’s new mega-rocket blasts off to the Moon for the first time
Alexis Guilleux (correspondent in the United States), with AFP 07:53, November 16, 2022modified to 7:12 p.m., November 16, 2022 With a deafening noise, NASA’s new mega-rocket, the most powerful in…
Why the SLS mega-rocket can’t be repurposed like SpaceX
The huge SLS rocket has proven that it works. She successfully lifted off on November 16, sending the Orion spacecraft to the Moon. But, unlike a SpaceX Falcon 9, the…
Alas, NASA’s mega-rocket will remain grounded for several weeks
NASA has confirmed that the maiden flight of its SLS mega-rocket, which is to enable the Artemis 1 mission, will not take place in October. At the earliest, takeoff will…
NASA’s mega-rocket may not take off until November
Technical problems and the tropical storm that hits Florida are all obstacles for the takeoff of NASA’s mega-rocket. The Space Launch System (SLS) may not take off until November. Definitely,…
Objective Moon: 2nd test for NASA’s mega-rocket
NASA’s SLS rocket on its launch pad after the launch was canceled on September 3, 2022 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (AFP/CHANDAN KHANNA) The takeoff of NASA’s new…
the launch to the Moon of the mega-rocket canceled due to a technical problem
Thousands of people had made the trip to watch the take-off of Artemis-1, NASA’s new rocket, which was finally canceled on Monday August 29, 2022, due to a technical problem.…
SpaceX: the first orbital flight of the Starship mega-rocket should take place this year
During a press conference, Elon Musk gave an update on the progress of the Starship mission. Robotic arm, new engine, presentation video… the mega-rocket should be delivered on time. It…
Elon Musk’s highly anticipated presentation of his Starship mega-rocket
SpaceX boss Elon Musk is due to speak Thursday evening in front of a model of his giant Starship rocket on the progress of this extraordinary project, intended to allow…