SpaceX, Starship and China

China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship
At least one Chinese company is already working to create its own version of SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9, which has launched more than 100 orbital missions this year. And it was revealed this week that China's next-gen heavy lifter, the Long March 9, will look a lot like SpaceX's Starship megarocket, at least in one of its planned configurations.
SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch
Elon Musk 's company announced today (Nov. 6) that it's targeting Nov. 18 for the next Starship test flight, which will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas.
Should Elon Musk be worried? China working on plans to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship
While Starship has garnered significant attention, leading many to assume that the United States — primarily through SpaceX — stands alone in developing a super-heavy rocket aimed at reducing launch costs and enabling missions to Mars,
SpaceX to launch Starship for the sixth time this month
SpaceX will conduct the sixth flight test of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, as soon as November 18, following the smooth success of the previous
China unveils new heavy rocket that looks eerily similar to SpaceX Starship
China ’s space agency has unveiled an updated design of its first super-heavy reusable rocket which looks eerily similar to SpaceX ’s Starship launch vehicle. New images of the rocket, released at a major airshow in Zhuhai, China, indicate that the plan for the country’s Long March 9 rocket is a departure from the original design.
SpaceX to Attempt Daring Orbital Refueling Test of Starship
By early next year, SpaceX may be ready to have two of its Starships rendezvous in orbit for an ambitious refueling test that will determine the spacecraft’s potential for deep space missions. During a recent interview with Spaceflight Now,
SpaceX’s Starship Could Launch Its Next Test Flight in Two Weeks
SpaceX could launch its Starship rocket in a couple of weeks, for the sixth test flight of the craft. A launch is planned for as soon as November 18.
The Prototype: SpaceX Plans Orbital Refueling Of Starship
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The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks
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How Space X's Starship Catch Could Change Spaceflight
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SpaceX’s Starship Test, Weeks After the Last One, Highlights Rapid Changes in the Space Industry
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Starship’s iconic catch almost ended in catastrophe
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'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)
President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, ...
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Incredible Views Of SpaceX Starship Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere
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What to expect from SpaceX’s sixth megarocket test flight
SpaceX is aiming to perform the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on November 18, and has laid out its plans for ...