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SpaceX Prepares for Another Historic Starship Test Flight
SpaceX is preparing for another ambitious test flight of its Starship megarocket, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built. Scheduled for November 19, the launch will take place at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas during a 30-minute window beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
This mission will focus on refining SpaceX’s groundbreaking rocket recovery technology. The Super Heavy booster, which powers the Starship spacecraft into orbit, will attempt to return to Earth and be caught midair by massive mechanical arms attached to the launch tower, known as “chopsticks.”
This innovative recovery system is part of SpaceX’s vision to create fully reusable rockets, significantly reducing costs and turnaround times for space missions.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted approval for the test flight, confirming that it meets all safety and environmental requirements. The flight path will closely follow the success of an earlier test conducted in October, where SpaceX’s “chopsticks” successfully caught the Super Heavy booster midair for the first time.
Starship is a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program, designed to return humans to the moon by 2026. The spacecraft will serve as a lunar lander, ferrying astronauts to and from the moon’s surface. These test flights are crucial for refining the system and advancing SpaceX’s goal of making space exploration more efficient and accessible.
SpaceX plans to livestream the event on its X account, allowing space enthusiasts worldwide to witness another milestone in the company’s quest for innovation.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reportedly declared a strike at Taraba State University over outstanding salary-related demands and delays in payments.
The strike is scheduled to begin today, October 12, 2026. According to the union’s chairman, the union had been engaging the Taraba State Government over its outstanding demands since February 2026.
“The union had exercised considerable patience and demonstrated its commitment to dialogue since February 2026, when it began engaging the Taraba State Government over the outstanding issues,” Mbave said.
“The union had earlier suspended its planned industrial action following an appeal by the government for additional time through the Office of the Head of Civil Service, in the interest of maintaining industrial harmony,” the chairman added.
The Chairman of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Torseer Yina, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the ancient town.
The curfew takes effect from Thursday, October 8, 2026, following unrest and violent protests in the area.
According to reports, the action was taken to contain the unrest and violent protests by members of BEMOA following the death of one of its members by unknown gunmen.
The protest, which was reportedly hijacked by hoodlums, turned violent after an angry mob burnt two vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards.
The Gboko council chairman said the curfew takes effect immediately and warned that anyone caught flouting the order or breaching public peace would be decisively dealt with.
Nine people have died in a fatal road crash along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday at about 4:55pm around the Bethel area along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore axis of the expressway. It involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line and a white Sino truck operated by Bill Gas Solution Ltd.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), all nine people involved in the crash, comprising three males and six females, died in the incident.
The FRSC said the crash occurred while it was raining and the road was wet, with preliminary investigations identifying speed violation as the probable cause.
The FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the report, while the bodies of the victims were taken to the General Hospital Morgue in Ijebu-Ode.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, urged motorists, especially commercial drivers, to obey speed limits and exercise extra caution when driving in the rain.
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