Mars, Starship and Elon Musk
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Space.com on MSNDon't miss the crescent moon shining close to Mars on May 31As the bright star Regulus and the Beehive Cluster shine close by. The moon will appear to skip over Mars between the nights of May 31 and June 1, appearing to grow ever larger ahead of its first quarter phase next week.
After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.
SpaceX wants to bring humans to Mars by as early as 2028, but it may no longer happen because of the Starship.
Block 3 or Next Generation Ship appears to be slated to start with Ship 39. Currently, that Ship has pieces inside Starfactory under construction. According to the new renders and information given, Block 3 of the Ship will be the same height as Block 2. However, there will be differences.
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Inside Starship’s Fiery Failures: Engineering Lessons, Raptor Risks, and the Relentless Push Toward MarsLeaks caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and re-entry phase. Lot of good data to review.” With these few sentences, Elon Musk summarized the wake of SpaceX’s ninth Starship test flight a mission that,
SpaceX's prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars.