28 August 2019
SpaceX's Skyhopper impresses with its highest test flight
... flight, which lasted just 57 seconds, was enough to see the stumpy cylinder-shaped craft reach its FAA-approved 150 metre (492-foot) altitude limit, just after 6 pm EDT (22:00 GMT). "Congrats SpaceX team!!" SpaceX...
27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
... week, while Starship could be “physically” ready for a hop test in a “few weeks”, though “approvals [from the FAA] may take longer.” Musk has said repeatedly that his space exploration firm will continue testing...
19 June 2020
US firm offers flights to edge-of-space under high-tech balloon
... global biosphere,” adds Poynter, who specifies that Neptune’s commercial human spaceflight launches are regulated by the FAA Office of Commercial Spaceflight. The human space flight company plans to launch from the iconic Shuttle Landing...
03 September 2021
Anomaly causes rocket to explode on maiden flight
..., “While it’s too early to draw conclusions as to the root cause, we will be diligent in our investigation, in partnership with the FAA and Vandenberg Space Force Base. We will utilise the data we obtained from the test flight and...
28 May 2025
SpaceX faces renewed scrutiny over Mars ambitions after Starship malfunctions
...technical and ethical implications of this approach are coming under increasing scrutiny. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which regulates US commercial space launches, has approved up to 25 Starship flights per year from Starbase. But each...
01 April 2016
32nd Space Symposium to Be Held at Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11-1
... States Strategic Command, United States Northern Command and Air Force Space Command; NASA, NOAA and FAA administrators; heads of global space agencies; members of Congress; and senior industry executives, as well as a host of national and...
