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SpaceX Starship destroyed in third straight fiery test setback
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/05/2025
» TEXAS — SpaceX’s colossal Starship rocket suffered a leak, tumbled out of control in space and disintegrated as it hurtled back to Earth during a test flight on Tuesday, in a third setback in a row for the Elon Musk-led company.
SpaceX launches Starship rocket on latest test flight
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (UNITED STATES) - SpaceX's Starship megarocket, the linchpin of founder Elon Musk's ambitions to colonize Mars, blasted off on its latest test mission Tuesday after the vessel's last two outings ended in fiery explosions.
SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» PARIS - A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.
XPENG X9 Debuts in Thailand with Landmark Arrival
Published on 11/03/2025
» The wait is over! XPENG, a premium high-tech smart electric vehicle brand, has officially delivered the first batch of the XPENG X9, an ultra-smart coupe MPV electric van, to Thailand. This marks the world’s first right-hand drive production of this model, solidifying Thailand’s role as a key player in the Asia-Pacific automotive market. The official launch event was attended by Mr. He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of XPENG, who personally drove the first X9 onto the vessel at the official export ceremony at Nansha Port, Guangzhou, China, on 22 February 2025. The shipment arrived at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand, on 27 February, paving the way for the brand’s expansion in the region.
Musk's SpaceX faces new Starship setback
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» BOCA CHICA (UNITED STATES) - Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its latest orbital test -- a near replay of the previous attempt.
SpaceX Starship explodes in flight test
Published on 17/01/2025
» A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back billionaire Elon Musk’s flagship rocket programme.
Musk's Starship set for launch after Bezos orbital triumph
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The rivalry between the world's two richest men is going cosmic.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket blasts off in first launch, reaches orbit
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» CAPE CANAVERAL - Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
Blue Origin set for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
AFP, Published on 12/01/2025
» CAPE CANAVERAL - A quarter of a century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage on Sunday with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.
SpaceX Starship launch ends with dramatic water landing
New York Times, Published on 20/11/2024
» BROWNSVILLE — The late-afternoon launch brought United States President-elect Donald Trump to the company's South Texas launch site along the Gulf of Mexico for a show of solidarity with Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and the world's richest man, who helped catapult the former president back to the White House.