Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.
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It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.
NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin have all successfully launched superheavy-lift rockets. These massive vehicles are designed to carry a much heavier load.
Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company Blue Origin is now the second, after SpaceX, to land a rocket booster for reuse.
Nasa has reopened a SpaceX lunar landing contract to competitors.
The US space agency has opened up a lunar lander contract held by Space X to competition.
The Starship program has already experienced more failures than many other space missions in the past. Will it ever see success – and if so when?
Trump’s return as US president could hasten the SpaceX Earth to Earth project.
SpaceX has brought both well-paying jobs and rocket debris to southern Texas.
The outcome of the election could have important implications for the world’s richest man.
Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.
The launch of a new rocket is always an exciting event. SpaceX’s ‘go fast and fail’ approach means that even though the test ended with engineers blowing up the rocket, it was a valuable first flight.
From space agency missions to private space launches, 2023 will be an exciting year in space.
With about 200 orbital launches scheduled and ambitious missions on everything from lunar bases to the search for life in the works, there’s a lot to watch in 2022. An astronomer explains the highlights.
SpaceX is due to test fly its Starship in the coming days.
Building a tiny starship may be doable. The big challenge will be making sure it survives all the hazards in interstellar space.
No warp drives or worm holes required.
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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