SpaceX Starship

Starlab, which is designed to house a crew of four, is designed to reach initial operational capability with just one launch.

Max Space sees its inflatable structures as useful for building orbiting space stations in Earth orbit, but habitats in cislunar space, on the Moon and Mars.

The company first wants to move projects from high risk to high reward.

Listen in as former Space Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale joins Aviation Week editors to unpack Starship's third flight test.

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SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.

SpaceX's Starship completed a full-duration ascent burn and was able to run through a series of engineering demonstrations as it coasted above Earth.

Satellite crowding and military conflict create new dangers in space.

Pending clearance from the FAA, SpaceX said on March 6 that it could be ready for its third Starship/Super Heavy flight test from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, as early as March 14.

Three months after SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy’s second flight test ended in a mid-air explosion, the FAA closed its accident investigation.

China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.

When astronauts land on the Moon, will taikonauts be there to greet them?

The space agency is slowing Artemis missions to address crew safety challenges.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

Readers write about the Nov. 13 and Nov. 27 covers, U.S. Navy’s E-2 Hawkeyes and the need for better bladeout safety.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

Major technical risks were retired by the performance of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket.

Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.

SpaceX is targeting launch of its second Starship-SuperHeavy vehicle on Nov. 17 from Boca Chica Beach, Texas.

It is no surprise that Starship development is moving faster than the regulatory process.

The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.

Following a short-lived debut flight on April 20, an upgraded Starship-Super Heavy vehicle is being prepared for launch.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.