SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes to reach orbit

[ad_1] The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its … Read more

What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship after a dramatic first launch

[ad_1] Starship launches for the first time on its Super Heavy booster from Texas on April 20, 2023. SpaceX The dust has settled in Texas, but the work to clean up after the world’s most powerful rocket and get the next one flying in a matter of months is already underway. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched … Read more

SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight

[ad_1] A Starship prototype is seen stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster at the company’s launch facility near Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a crucial final regulatory step that clears the company to attempt an orbital launch of its towering rocket for … Read more

Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel after raids on al-Aqsa mosque | CNN

[ad_1] Jerusalem CNN  —  Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid regional tensions over Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Some 34 rockets were launched from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, … Read more

Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan prayers, sparking rocket fire from Gaza | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, during Ramadan prayers early Wednesday, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and sparking retaliatory rocket fire from militants in Gaza. Footage shared on social media showed Israeli officers striking screaming people with batons inside the darkened building. Eyewitnesses told CNN that … Read more

The four astronauts NASA picked for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years | CNN

[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby that is … Read more