The 11th flight of the most powerful rocket ever built will stress-test the heat shield of the upper-stage Ship spacecraft, demonstrate maneuvers that will mimic the upper stage’s final approach for a ...

The milestone, which SpaceX announced via X on Monday evening (Sept. 22), is part of the prep work for Starship's 11th test flight. The company has already static-fired the Super Heavy first-stage ...

The launch of Flight 11 comes seven weeks after the company's last launch and will mark the fifth test flight of Starship/Super Heavy from Starbase this year and will also be the second time that ...

SpaceX is closing in on a dozen flight tests of its Starship rocket since it first took off in April 2023. On Monday, the rocket maker announced plans to launch from its facilities in South Texas as ...

The last Starship launch of the year is coming up. Here’s a look at everything SpaceX is doing differently this time.

The upcoming flight will test several upgrades designed for future missions. Super Heavy will attempt a new landing sequence, firing five of its 33 Raptor engines to control its descent.

Melroy, NASA's former Deputy Administrator, has joined the Board of Directors for Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just months after the company became first in the U.S. to l ...

SpaceX appears to be on the cusp of another Starship launch as the upper stage of the vehicle was recently moved to a launch pad at Starbase in Texas.

HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon. A shortened Long March 10 rocket first stage test article fixed ...

SpaceX has completed the final major test ahead of a critical flight test of its Mars-bound Starship rocket. The upper stage of the rocket performed a static fire of its six raptor engines while ...

We're potentially less than two weeks away from witnessing SpaceX's massive Starship rocket soar once again halfway around the world.

Wrapping up the rest of this week’s update, the new launch pad deluge system continues to be put through a battery of tests. A new block three test tank ...