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SpaceX will try to ‘catch’ its Super Heavy rocket using the launch tower
SpaceX might not rely on legs to land its next-generation booster rockets. Elon Musk has revealed that his company will try to “catch” the future Super Heavy booster using the launch tower arm, with the grid fins (used to help control the descent) sh… Source
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower
SpaceX will try a significantly different approach to landing its future reusable rocket boosters, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. It will attempt to ‘catch’ the heavy booster, which is currently in development, using the launch tower arm used to stabilize the vehicle during its pre-takeoff preparations. Current Falcon…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX to double launch pad usage for Starship tests, Super Heavy flights coming in a ‘few months’
SpaceX is set to significantly ramp up its Starship development program in the new year, in more ways than one. SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk noted on Twitter on Thursday that the company will seek to make use of both of its two launch pads at its development facility…
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SpaceX shows off its Starship test flight one more time
Taking a victory lap around the test flight that wrapped up quite a year for SpaceX, the company posted a longer video of its Starship SN8 high-altitude test flight. Its high speed impact and explosion is just a footnote, as this two-minute video mar… Source
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NASA opens new launchpad at Kennedy Space Center meant to serve multiple commercial launch customers
NASA has finished work on a new launchpad at its Kennedy Space Center in Florida – Launch Complex 48 (LC-48), a pad that will be able to support smaller launch vehicles than either LC-39A or B, or SLC-41, which currently host SpaceX, SLS and ULA launches respectively. It’s designed to…
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Despite economic downturn, space startup funding defies gravity
Plus: what Spacefund and LMVC look for in founder teams Kirsten Korosec 8 hours The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn’t dampen investment in space startups. The space industry has enjoyed a…
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