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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Elon Musk announces: SpaceX will launch 10th test flight of Starship in ...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company will launch the 10th test flight of Starship in approximately three weeks. This will make it the fourth launch of the year for the fully reusable mega-rocket. Elon Musk took to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce the launch timeline. Here's when Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch 10th test flight of Starship An X user shared a video of Starship on X with a caption, 'When did you get interested in Starship? I first found out about it in the summer of 2020.' Elon Musk then replied to this post and revealed that SpaceX will launch its 10th test flight of Starship in about three weeks. The announcement, made via Musk's official X account, comes after a series of setbacks—including the explosion of the originally designated upper stage, Ship 36, during a test on June 18. SpaceX has since been preparing a new vehicle for the mission, likely Ship 37, paired with Booster 16, which recently completed a successful 33-engine static fire test. It is expected that the 10th test flight of SpaceX will take off on August 4. It is said that the flight is working on some pending and regulatory approvals. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Beyond Text Generation: An AI Tool That Helps You Write Better Grammarly Install Now Undo Elon Musk shares timeline for Mars travel SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reignited excitement around his company's plan to start interplanetary travel. Elon Musk recently shared a video of Starship filled at SpaceX's Starbase facility and it highlights the progress in the production and testing of Starship. Musk has also emphasised in the past that each launch is a step toward building a self-sustaining civilization on Mars, a goal he described as essential for the long-term survival of humanity. In the same video an X User named Sanket asked Musk, 'Hopefully in our lifetime we see humans settle on Mars'. To this Elon Musk gave a one-word reply 'Yes'. This means that the SpaceX is working really hard to make the travel to Mars a reality soon. SpaceX aims to launch around 1,000 to 2,000 Starships every two year. The company plans to transport people and cargo in order to establish a permanent settlement on the planet. Musk also believes that Mars is a backup for civilisation in case a catastrophic events on Earth. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Engadget
20-06-2025
- Engadget
The Morning After: Can the golden Trump Phone actually be made in USA?
When the Trump family announced its debut into the glitzy world of phone carriers with Trump Mobile, it came with a phone, too: a not-gold slab called the T1. The biggest heady claim (beyond the fact that its sole $47.25 plan would be 'true value') is: how can any modern smartphone claim to be made in the US? Alex Cranz takes Trump Mobile's sales pitch to task. While we know a lot of the specs, there's no reference to a processor — and that's because practically all smartphone processors are not made in the US. That's just the start. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! A SpaceX Starship vehicle has exploded yet again, and this time, the incident occurred before it even took off. NASASpaceflight captured the event in a livestream, wherein you can see the spacecraft (Ship 36) suddenly explode into a fireball after the company tested its forward flap and just before it was supposed to conduct a static fire test. The company said it was due to a 'major anomaly'. Yeah, I'd agree. Continue reading. There's a 1-800 number you can text for ChatGPT images OpenAI has decided that there are not enough ways to generate sloppy AI images with ChatGPT. It announced that users can tap into the image generator by texting 1-800-ChatGPT on WhatsApp. The WhatsApp chatbot is "now available to everyone." Anyone? Continue reading. Framework's latest repairable laptop is a smaller 12-inch model, with the same modular features of its predecessors. With a bright plastic build, it's aimed at students, and there's a lot to like. According to Engadget's Daniel Cooper, it's a little too expensive, especially in the face of the cheap (and disposable) laptops it's looking to supplant. Continue reading. It doesn't look like the usual Garmin affair. The fitness tracking company is getting into bed. Literally. The Index Sleep Monitor offers week-long battery life with continuous pulse ox tracking for monitoring your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep. Garmin's tracker is worn on the upper arm and tracks multiple metrics, including skin temperature, light, deep, and REM sleep stages as well as variations in heart rate and breathing. Skin temperature tracking provides a clearer understanding of how your sleep environment impacts the quality of your sleep, even identifying potential illnesses based on your body temperature. It also features menstrual health tracking, with skin temperature changes useful for tracking cycles. Continue reading.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Musk On Starship Blast: 'Just a Scratch'
A dramatic explosion rocked SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, late Wednesday night. The company's newest Starship prototype erupted in flames during a 'static fire' test. No injuries were reported. According to a statement posted by SpaceX on social media, the company confirmed that the rocket, known as Ship 36 and designated for the highly anticipated tenth Starship test flight, suffered a 'major anomaly' while still secured on the test stand around 11 p.m. local time. 'A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for. Our Starbase team is actively working to safe the test site and the immediate surrounding area in conjunction with local officials. There are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities,' SpaceX continued. The explosion, captured live on several webcams run by various enthusiasts, including a clear video post by X user 'ai_for_success', was shared across social media, eliciting a spectrum of reactions ranging from concern and questions to sheer awe. Another clip shared by the Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 Office showed thick smoke billowing from the Texas test site as startled observers reacted in real time. Starship is, or was, SpaceX's next-generation heavy-lift rocket system — a crucial part of Elon Musk's plans for long-range space missions, including potential crewed flights to the Moon and Mars. Wednesday's explosion marks another setback in the Starship development timeline, though SpaceX has consistently emphasized a test-heavy, fail-forward approach. CEO Elon Musk appeared unfazed by the starships' explosion, taking to X early Thursday morning to post a brief comment: 'Just a scratch.' Explosive test failures have long been part of the company's development plan and have eventually produced historic successes like the Falcon 9 reusable rockets, as previously covered by DX. With its huge modern stainless-steel frame and ability to carry humans and cargo beyond Earth's orbit, SpaceX and its Starship launches remain a leader of America's private-sector space exploration, even if the journey includes some fiery missteps. The missteps themselves, even explosive launches, can offer crucial failure data or other extreme testing limits to Musk and his team. Therefore, they are not a failure but more of a research run. SpaceX has yet to confirm the extent of the damage to the test site and launchpad or when launch operations will resume as of Thursday afternoon.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Video shows SpaceX Starship explosion at Texas launch site
A SpaceX Starship exploded at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball. Video shows the explosion, which SpaceX said occurred as the Starship was preparing for a flight test. The Starship "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase," SpaceX's launch site in Texas, the company said on X. "A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for," SpaceX said. The company said there are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities and asked that people avoid the area "while safing operations continue." Video from LabPadre, the company that monitors SpaceX activities at Starbase, appears to show two major explosions — the first near the rocket's nose, and the second on the left side of the spacecraft. The Starship was being filled with liquid oxygen and high-energy methane fuel at the time the detonations happened. Starship is comprised of a spacecraft and a Super Heavy rocket that together are intended to be a reusable system that can carry cargo and crew to the moon and Mars. SpaceX has launched nine Super Heavy-Starship test flights over the last 2 years, with the first three ending with explosions or breakups and the next three being partially successful. The next two resulted in explosions and the most recent flight, in May, reached its trajectory but broke up during atmospheric entry after spinning out of control. Known as Ship 36, SpaceX was planning to launch the Starship around the end of this month on a huge Super Heavy booster, in what would have been the rocket's tenth test fight. Teen questioned after family's quadruple murder SpaceX Starship upper stage blows up Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico with destructive winds, major storm surge
Arabian Post
19-06-2025
- Science
- Arabian Post
Starship Static‑Fire Test Ends in Explosive Failure
A dramatic explosion ripped through SpaceX's Starbase test site near Brownsville, Texas, at approximately 11 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, June 18, when the Starship prototype designated Ship 36 detonated during a routine static‑fire test ahead of its anticipated tenth flight. The stainless‑steel vehicle was engulfed in flames following a 'major anomaly' while being fuel‑led for a multiple‑engine ignition sequence, according to SpaceX. All personnel remained outside the secured perimeter and were confirmed safe, and there were no hazards reported to neighbouring communities. The incident triggered a massive fireball that illuminated the night sky, accompanied by a deep boom that rattled windows and prompted concern among South Texas residents. Local emergency services and SpaceX teams responded swiftly to contain the blaze, which smouldered for over two hours after the blast. Ship 36 had undergone a single‑engine static fire on June 16 and was being loaded with liquid methane and oxygen for a six‑engine ignition when it suffered catastrophic failure. While details remain scarce, video feeds captured an initial eruption near the nose section, followed by a secondary blast near the vehicle's side, culminating in a fiery detonation that obliterated the test stand. ADVERTISEMENT SpaceX characterised the event as a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly,' reiterating that safety protocols functioned as intended. The company confirmed through its X account that the site was secured, all employees were safe, and there was no impending risk to surrounding residential zones. The explosion delivers a significant blow to SpaceX's high‑tempo test programme. Ship 36 was central to the upcoming tenth integrated flight test, tentatively scheduled for late June, following FAA notices suggesting a launch window around 29 June. The blast is now expected to delay that timeline. Ship 36 is part of a succession of upper stage prototypes built with lessons from earlier failures. This spring, Ship 33 was lost mid‑flight, and Ship 34 disintegrated after engine shutdowns. Ship 35 achieved flight but was lost during re‑entry in Flight 9 on May 27 due to attitude control issues over the Indian Ocean. Despite these setbacks, SpaceX continues to follow its iterative testing model—'fail fast, learn fast'—to refine design and reliability for the massive Super Heavy–Starship system. In statements after previous explosions, CEO Elon Musk has noted that such events are part of the development process and maintain optimism about achieving high‑frequency launches. The blast's impact on Starbase infrastructure remains unclear. Initial reports indicate that fires continued well into the early hours of Thursday, but the structural and logistical damage to test‑stand facilities has not yet been quantified. SpaceX has deployed teams alongside local authorities to secure the site and begin assessments. Ship 36's loss will likely compel SpaceX to adjust schedules for its Artemis lunar programme and the planned orbital Starship missions. The starship upper stage is slated to act as the Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis 3 lunar landing mission in 2027, and delays in prototype testing could compress the development timeline. SpaceX's core objective remains unchanged: delivering fully reusable launch systems to support deep‑space missions, including human travel to Mars by the mid‑2020s. The firm is progressing with development of a 'V3' Starship design, intended to enable weekly launches next year. Ship 36 represented the refined 'V2' design, offering increased propellant capacity, lower mass and improved system redundancy. Local communities were warned to avoid the perimeter while recovery operations continue. The Federal Aviation Administration has signalled strong regulatory backing, recently granting Starbase approval for up to 25 launches and 50 landings annually.
