Launches like the first Starship test are successful failures that will help SpaceX reach its eventual goal of sending astronauts to Mars.
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Starlink’s arrival in Africa is a great opportunity for the continent’s scientists, governments, and industries to collaborate.
The extreme velocities and temperatures the vehicle must endure present a major challenge to engineers and makes reentry the most perilous part of a mission.
To intercept the ISS, the capsule must match the station’s speed, altitude, and inclination, and it must do it at the correct time.
For SpaceX, this will be another step on its road to Mars.
The spacecraft could play an important part in future missions to the moon and Mars.
Elon Musk’s aerospace firm has had a topsy-turvy relationship with the U.S. Air Force.
This company owned by billionaire Elon Musk plans to put humans on Mars.
The company plans to send its heaviest payload into orbit by Thursday evening.
Bezos’s Blue Moon is expected to take flight by 2024.