SpaceX is preparing for the seventh flight test of the Starship vehicle on Monday afternoon from Starbase in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas.
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Boca Chica (United States) (AFP) – Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are headed for their best weeks since the November election. SpaceX launched its towering Starship rocket in a key test flight and lost communication with the vessel after liftoff. Trump's Treasury Secretary pick, Scott Bessent, testified before the Senate Finance Committee.
Qantas flights between Australia and Africa are being repeatedly delayed by falling space rocket debris. Travellers have been delayed repeatedly in recent weeks, as debris from SpaceX craft falls back to Earth over the southern Indian Ocean.
After weeks of preparation, SpaceX is now preparing for the seventh ... which President-elect Donald Trump attended. This time around, the catch tower has been upgraded with new hardware intended ...
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Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin which rivals SpaceX in the space industry, says he feels "very optimistic" about the incoming administration's space agenda.
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