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 Elon Musk is "absolutely sure" that the new Starship spacecraft, designed for flights to the Moon and Mars, will reach Earth orbit for the first time in 2022, Reuters writes, citing the entrepreneur's speech at his company's Star Base in Boca Chica, Texas. "For now, I'm absolutely confident that we'll put Starship into orbit this year," Musk said. The SpaceX founder admits that his team faced difficulties in developing Raptor 2 engines for its Super Heavy super-heavy rocket. Musk explains that one of the main problems was the melting inside the chambers of the engines from strong heat. However, according to him, the company is "very close to solving this problem" and he expects that by next month production will be increased to 7-8 engines per week, and by the end of the year a new Starship and a launch vehicle will be produced monthly. However, SpaceX may face another problem. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now conducting an...

Today we posted   photos and videos that showed the assembly process of the Starship rocket with both stages. As a result, SpaceX managed to successfully install a prototype of the Starship 20 spacecraft on the Super Heavy Booster 4 launch vehicle using a 140-meter tower for servicing Starship with robotic manipulators called Megazilla. This tower will be used to "catch" the Super Heavy launch vehicle and the Starship spacecraft on landing. In August last year, SpaceX first assembled a full-fledged prototype of the Starship rocket, after which it was disassembled for further tests. But if at that time the rocket was assembled just to check how well Starship and Super Heavy connect to each other, this time the rocket was assembled before the first orbital launch. It was supposed to take place before the end of last year, but the local regulator did not issue SpaceX a permit. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now has until Feb. 28 to issue the permit. The lau...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has released new photos and a video showing a giant tower with a mechanized arm called "Mechazilla" (Mechazilla), which will be used to "catch" the Super Heavy launch vehicle and the Starship spacecraft when landing. Elon Musk commented on what is happening in the photo and video: "The "hands" of the Mechazilla tower lift the Starship spacecraft to the Super Heavy launch vehicle." Earlier, Elon Musk said that in the future, the process of returning the Super Heavy launch vehicle and the Starship spacecraft to Earth will occur exclusively with the help of Mechazilla.   Mechazilla is designed to increase the reliability of the landing, while the design is very complex and expensive. I wonder if SpaceX will be able to confirm the reliability of the Mechazilla from the first time. Recall, SpaceX managed to successfully land a prototype of the Starship SN15 spacecraft only during the fifth launch. pic.twitter.com/EmLdMdPizM —...

  Moscow. February 9. INTERFAX.RU - The American private aerospace company SpaceX lost about 40 Starlink Internet satellites out of 49 launched into orbit on February 3, as a result of a geomagnetic storm, the company reported on its website. "Preliminary analysis showed that the increased resistance at low altitudes did not allow the satellites to leave safe mode and begin orbit correction, about 40 satellites will return or have already returned to the Earth's atmosphere," the company said in a statement. The company noted that due to the storm, air resistance has become 50% stronger than with previous launches. Experts decided to transfer the mini-satellites to a safe mode, in which they moved in orbit "sideways" to reduce resistance, but these measures did not help. According to the company, the devices that have deorbited do not pose a threat to other satellites and are designed to burn up upon entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The   launch of 49 Sta...

On February 8, the asteroid 2007 UY1 will approach the Earth, the diameter of which is 150 meters. This follows from data released by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It should be noted that according to the international rules of the game of football, the maximum length of the sideline of the field cannot exceed 120 meters, and the goal line - 90 meters. Thus, the dimensions of the celestial body are larger than the dimensions of a football field. The asteroid, discovered in 2007, will pass Earth at a minimum distance of 5.3 million km. According to scientists, the probability of UY1 colliding with the Earth is extremely small.

      Credit: © globallookpress/NASA SpaceX's numerous Starlink satellites make it difficult for astronomers to capture high-quality images and may interfere with the search for potentially dangerous asteroids. This is reported in a study in the scientific journal Astrophysical Journal Letters. It is noted that scientists considered the influence of Starlink satellites on about 300 thousand images that were taken at the Palomar Observatory in Southern California. From November 2019 to September 2021, there was a 35-fold increase in the number of corrupted images. "For comparison: in 2019, 0.5% of twilight images were affected, and now this figure has increased to 20%," explained Przemek Mroz, lead author of the study. University of Washington astronomer Eric Bellm pointed out that reflected streaks of sunlight can complicate the search for potentially dangerous asteroids. "There's definitely a kind of planetary defense aspect here," he said. A NASA spokesman...

  SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next batch of 49 Starlink satellites for the company's internet satellite constellation system from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX via Associated Press

The essence of this uncrew mission is to prepare for the first human mission to Mars in 2026.  Tesla humanoid bots will travel alongside this uncrewed Starship to setup the Martian base for Martian Astronauts.  The uncrewed Starship will also deliver life support systems for future usage.  These life support systems will include oxygen, water, solar panels, domes, 3D printer, waste management systems, spacesuits, and many others. Once this mission becomes successful, SpaceX can proudly send humans to Mars with  the hope of achieving a great success from this mission. If given the opportunity, can you participate in the first human mission to Mars?  

Elon Musk, known for projects such as SpaceX and Tesla, is officially shining a light on our future with his crazy projects and exciting plans. He does it the fun way most of the time, and he never tires us out. Elon Musk's craziest plan today could be  to send humans to Mars to  start colonizing the red planet. Here's Elon Musk answering a question from a user on Twitter, while also confirming the number of people who can be sent to Mars. 1 million people could be sent to Mars by 2050: Elon Musk tweeted on January 17th that it takes more  megatons  per year for humans to transition to multiplanetary life. Elon's followers then asked how many flights SpaceX planned to perform per day. Elon answered that question. Elon Musk said the design goal of the Starship was to make  three flights a day . But what really excited me wasn't an account or two that Elon did, it was an account his follower did. According to the account of Musk's follower, three flights a day mea...

June 3, 2021 Spacex lifted off a brand new Falcon 9 for the NASA CRS - 22 mission to the international Space Station.