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How Starship Flight 11 ended an era at SpaceX
Starship Flight 11 will be the final launch from SpaceX’s original Starship launchpad, closing a major chapter in the program’s history. This flight marks the end of the V2 era and clears the way for more advanced vehicles and a new launch pad.
SpaceX continues rapid infrastructure improvements at its Starbase facility in South Texas, with demolition work progressing on the original Pad 1 while construction and testing advance on the newer Pad 2,
Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to reach orbit within a few years. For a long time, the majority of these companies revealed designs that looked a lot like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX has been given a major boost for its Starship operations at Cape Canaveral in Florida after the Department of the Air Force (DAF) gave the green light for the company to develop the Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) launch facility.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is eyeing an initial public offering that could be the largest ever, at least partially driven by a plan to launch AI data centers into orbit.
After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental approval to build a Starship launch complex at SLC-37. Not much has changed between the draft and final EISs, but there is still tons of information about where the launch pads will be built, along with some new statistics on the tank farm.
Florida's first landmark Starship launch could take flight in early- to mid-2026, Space Launch Delta 45 commander Col. Brian Chatman said.
Even a heavy lift rocket China’s national space officials showed off a year ago bore a striking resemblance to Starship, from a “two-stage, fully reusable configuration” right down to the aerodynamic flaps.
China might be rushing ahead with its own Long March rocket designs, but some of its aerospace companies are keen to borrow from Western competition. Falcon 9 clones are becoming relatively common, though none of them have landed successfully yet. And still, some companies are pushing ahead to copy the Starship design, Ars Technica reports.
Elon Musk-led SpaceX is reportedly targeting a gigantic $1.5 TRILLION valuation, and when it goes IPO in 2026, would be the biggest stock-market listing.
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Florida delegation hails ‘American dominance’ as SpaceX Starship ops shift to Sunshine State
In a move signaled to reshape Florida’s economic landscape, the state’s Congressional Delegation has formally thrown its weight behind federal efforts to center SpaceX’s Starship program on the Space Coast.