On March 3, Starship SN10 conducted its high-altitude flight and achieved more than any prototype had done so far. If you haven’t watched the flight already, take some time out of your day, it’s worth it: Launch & Ascent At 17:15 CST, Starship SN10 lifted off Pad A at the Starship Launch Site in
Ticker
Loading
Leo B
02SpaceX’s Starship development has caught the attention of many across the world, particularly after the spectacular flights of SN8 and SN9, both of which ticked multiple objectives for the vehicle and its radical design. Overall, they were renowned successes, and created interest like I’ve never seen before in the spaceflight community. However, both vehicles failed
03What Happened? On February 15 at 10:59 EST, a Falcon 9 Block 5 launched from Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral for the Starlink L-19 mission. As always with these missions, the vehicle was carrying 60 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, increasing the constellation. Booster 1059 (B1059) was assigned to this mission, earning its
04SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is the most powerful launcher on the market today. Capable of lifting over 60 tons to low-Earth orbit, it first debuted in February 2018 launching Elon Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster into space, on a truly historic test flight. Since then, the vehicle has only had two flights: Arabsat-6A in April 2019, and
05Starship SN9 had its long-anticipated 10km test flight on February 2 2021, resulting in the completion of numerous test objectives, but the eventual destruction of the prototype during its failed landing attempt. Liftoff occurred at 14:25 CST, powered by three Raptor engines, SN9 soared into the skies of Boca Chica, Texas, with millions of people
06On February 4 2021, SpaceX launched the eighteenth Starlink mission (Starlink L-18) aboard their workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral. This mission sent a further 60 V1.0 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, bringing the total amount of orbiting Starlink satellites to 1,021. Every mission strengthens the Starlink constellation and pushes ever closer
6 Articles Published
Leo is an aerospace enthusiast, whose passion was sparked by SpaceX. He is specifically interested in the rocketry engineering of the company’s ventures.
