SpaceX, Starship and Elon Musk
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Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits
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Space.com on MSNWatch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force today in record-short turnaroundSpaceX got the official launch order on March 7, meaning all the prep work was completed in less than three months. That's a new record for U.S. national security missions, which typically take 18 to 24 months to get off the pad, according to Space Force officials.
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Starbase was officially formed earlier this month after Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor prevailed in a local election.
After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.
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Space.com on MSNSpaceX aiming for record-breaking 170 orbital launches in 2025SpaceX is targeting a whopping 170 orbital liftoffs in 2025, which would shatter the record the company set just last year.
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The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon, too
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.
Musk will discuss progress and next steps toward building a human presence on the Red Planet ahead of Starship’s ninth test flight today.
The White House confirmed to Reuters that Musk's offboarding began last night following a decision 'at a senior staff level.'