Tech
2019-10-03T13:14:00Z
An officer called the man accused of criminal trespassing and asked him to surrender. The Cameron County sheriff says SpaceX pressed charges.
Boca Chica Village residents are worried SpaceX will force them out of their homes as it tries to buyout the village for its experimental Mars rockets.
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Science
2019-09-18T14:22:00Z
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Elon Musk's company SpaceX is working on a multibillion-dollar rocket called the "Starship" that could one day take people to the moon and Mars.
Tech
2019-09-05T21:01:34Z
The Federal Aviation Administration's "written reevaluation" is SpaceX's ticket to launching orbital-class Starship prototypes from Boca Chica, Texas.
Tech
2019-08-29T12:22:00Z
The Federal Aviation Administration is supposed to keep the public safe, yet also help private companies like SpaceX. Insurance helps bridge the gap.
Tech
2019-08-27T23:14:00Z
Starhopper also used its single Raptor rocket engine to fly over to a beachside landing pad a few hundred feet away and gently touch down.
2019-08-27T10:47:08Z
SpaceX's prototype rocket Starhopper aborted its test flight Monday with less than a second left on the countdown.
Tech
2019-08-25T19:16:00Z
Sheriffs gave a notice to residents of Boca Chica on Saturday that warns an "overpressure event" may break windows, so they should vacate their homes.
Starhopper is a stubby rocket-ship test vehicle that Elon Musk's company SpaceX built in Texas. But after a few flights, its work may be done.
The fires started by Starhopper, a prototype Mars rocket, initially seemed to be extinguished, but the flames rekindled and spread overnight.
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.
2019-07-26T10:10:00Z
Elon Musk tweeted a video of Starhopper's flight from a camera mounted just above the vehicle's engine.
News
2019-07-26T00:12:00Z
Before Elon Musk can build a city on Mars, he needs a ship to get there. SpaceX plans to launch the first prototype on Wednesday.
Wednesday's experimental launch was slated to take Starhopper on its first true flight, but Elon Musk said its rocket-engine propellant got too cold.
SpaceX test-fired a small rocket ship called Starhopper on Tuesday. A fireball erupted around the vehicle a few minutes after the test-firing ended.
2019-07-12T20:26:00Z
Elon Musk's rocket company wants to see if its latest Raptor rocket engine can propel a steel rocket ship 65 feet in the air, hover, and safely land.
2019-04-04T03:29:45Z
The SpaceX founder Elon Musk says his rocket company fired up "Starhopper" for the first time. The vehicle is an early prototype of a Mars spaceship.