Science
SpaceX’s Starship Vehicle Aces First Test Flight – ENGINEERING.com
Massive spacecraft could transport 100 passengers at a time to Mars.
Not content with having one successful space transport in the Crew Dragon, SpaceX is cruising ahead with another—bigger—spaceship: the Starship. And the vehicle recently passed a significant milestone: its first flight.
One of the prototypes, called SN5, completed a hop test, launching 500 feet above the ground before coming back down to land. The entire flight lasted less than a minute. While SN5 is essentially just a flying cylinder—smaller than the final Starship will be and powered by only …
-
General24 hours agoMigrants raise concerns over Australia’s English tests for visa applicants
-
Noosa News22 hours agoCCTV footage shows stolen ute slamming into fuel bowsers at Kojonup petrol station
-
Business22 hours agoWill GQG Partners shares rise from here? Macquarie reveals its forecast post-results
-
Noosa News18 hours agoThe only person detained at Brisbane’s Palestine rally