Rocket Landing

Tech 2022-12-04T16:12:40Z

Grimes says her 2-year-old son with Elon Musk says the f-word when his 'fake' rockets fail to take flight

Elon Musk's ex-partner Grimes tweeted that their son has destroyed all of his toys because the boosters do not fall off when he "launches" them.
Science 2021-05-05T22:47:51Z

SpaceX's high-flying Starship prototype has finally landed successfully — a big step toward Elon Musk's reusable mega-rocket

Starship has an explosive flight record, but SpaceX may finally be mastering the spaceship's landing. That's crucial to making it reusable.
Science 2021-03-30T14:34:11Z

SpaceX's new Starship rocket prototype exploded at the end of a test flight yet again, sending debris flying

SN11 is the fourth Starship prototype that hasn't launched and landed completely smoothly. SpaceX still needs to nail this landing.
Science 2021-03-05T03:35:26Z

A cyberpunk scene at SpaceX's launch facilities: A robot dog inspected the wreckage of a Starship rocket prototype

SpaceX engineers can't always approach an exploded rocket safely. That's most likely why Zeus the robo-dog was there.
Science 2021-02-02T21:14:48Z

SpaceX's new Starship rocket prototype soared 6 miles above Texas, but exploded during a landing attempt

The roughly 16-story rocket soared tens of thousands of feet above Boca Chica, Texas, but hit the ground sideways and blew up.
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Science 2020-12-11T21:24:48Z

Satellite images show the charred remains of SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype, after a successful test launch ended in explosion

The photos reveal what's left of a Starship that crash-landed on Wednesday. Elon Musk wants to preserve the remains "in memory" of the rocket.
Premium Transportation 2020-12-10T16:28:39Z

SpaceX posted a jaw-dropping video of its Starship prototype belly flopping, flipping, and exploding into smithereens

A robotic tracking camera caught the explosive yet wildly successful experimental flight of Starship SN8 from the ground in Boca Chica, Texas.
Transportation 2020-12-09T23:13:21Z

SpaceX just launched — and exploded — an experimental Starship rocket in Texas. The test nevertheless propels Elon Musk's vision of interplanetary travel closer to reality.

Starship is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, slash the cost of reaching space thousandfold, and maybe send people to the moon and Mars.
Transportation 2020-12-09T21:42:32Z

SpaceX may launch a winged Starship rocket prototype more than 40,000 feet above Texas this afternoon

Several YouTube broadcasters are on the ground in Boca Chica, Texas, to stream live video of SpaceX's historic flight attempt to 12.5 kilometers.
Science 2020-12-08T23:11:49Z

SpaceX just scrubbed an ambitious Starship rocket launch after the engines automatically aborted

Starship is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, slash the cost of reaching space 1,000-fold, and maybe send people to the moon and Mars.
Premium Science 2019-07-26T16:27:00Z

SpaceX just launched and landed a Mars spaceship prototype in a major test flight in Texas

The first true flight of the Starhopper vehicle lasted just a few seconds, but it's a key step in developing a rocket ship able to reach Mars.
News 2019-02-22T11:04:43Z

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster survived a 'spicy' landing at sea after launching the first private moon mission

After Falcon 9 landed, Elon Musk tweeted: "Highest reentry heating to date. Burning metal sparks from base heat shield visible in landing video."
Science 2018-12-05T21:43:00Z

SpaceX tried to land a 16-story-tall rocket on the ground, but it plunged into the sea. These dramatic videos show what happened.

SpaceX tried to land its Falcon 9 rocket booster at Cape Canaveral after successfully launching a NASA mission. But a vital landing system failed.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Science 2018-02-15T20:16:34Z
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. News 2018-01-04T14:57:00Z

SpaceX is about to launch its monster Mars rocket for the first time — here's how it stacks up against other rockets

The world is about to see the most powerful rockets of all time roar to life. Here's how SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA's newest rockets compare.
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Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Science 2017-12-15T19:50:05Z

Watch SpaceX launch a used spacecraft with a used rocket for the first time ever

SpaceX just passed a huge milestone. The company launched a used spacecraft with a used rocket for the first time ever.
News 2017-09-14T10:55:02Z

Elon Musk just released a supercut of SpaceX rocket explosion videos with never-before-seen footage

If at first your self-landing rocket explodes, make sure you record epic video of the chaos.
Science 2017-06-23T21:08:00Z

SpaceX has launched and landed another used rocket, saving what could be millions of dollars

"Without SpaceX, there was no way we would ever be able to even think about space."
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Science 2017-06-23T19:47:03Z

Watch SpaceX launch and land its second used rocket of the year

SpaceX launched Bulgaria's first telecommunications satellite on a used rocket. Not bad for a Friday!
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Science 2017-05-01T11:56:02Z

Watch SpaceX land its 10th successful rocket after launching a top secret government satellite into space

This is SpaceX's first national security mission for the US military.
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