SpaceX Starship

FAA expands Starship's operating envelope, approving wider airspace closures and a new Pacific contingency splashdown site.

SpaceX plans to begin construction next year on a massive new spaceport in Louisiana that includes 10 launch and landing complexes for its Starship-Super Heavy launch system.

Following reports in May that SpaceX was interested in acquiring land in Louisiana for its Starship program, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and the state’s economic development agency plan an announcement Aug. 25 that is expected to confirm the project.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk projects the first reflight of a Starship upper stage within the coming months as the launch service provider looks to demonstrate full reusability of its heavy-launch system.

Three weeks after an unexpectedly soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Starship spacecraft has been towed to the waters off Christmas Island for additional post-flight analysis.

SpaceX will drastically pick up the pace of Starship flights, CEO Elon Musk says.

A successful flight and soft landing put the Starship on the cusp of orbital flight.

SpaceX has begun recovering its first flown Starship V3 after a successful suborbital test and splashdown.

SpaceX conducted a successful, full-duration flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system on July 24.

An unknown technical issue nixed the launch of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship-Super Heavy system in the final second before liftoff on July 16.

The FAA has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s last Starship-Super Heavy flight test, clearing the company for another attempt to demonstrate its next-generation reusable superheavy lift system as early as July 16.

Japan’s Ispace says it has secured capacity on a SpaceX Starship launch to expand its lunar transportation ambitions.

Colonizing Mars hinges on an untested assumption that humans can reproduce and thrive on another planet—raising biological and ethical risks.

The most outsize effects from SpaceX’s public debut could be in the same industry it already transformed.

The root cause for the failed New Glenn flight 4 static-fire test has yet to be disclosed, but one metric stands out: 7,174 ft.

Muon Space has unveiled plans to develop Condor-Ultra, a flat-packing spacecraft sized to fill the payload fairing of SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle.

Editors discuss SpaceX's pitch for what will be the biggest IPO ever and what it could mean for the company.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

SpaceX is pitching to investors in its quest for out-of-this-world valuation.

After a seven-month hiatus, SpaceX has unveiled the next-generation Starship.

SpaceX must complete an investigation into the May 22 Starship-Super Heavy flight test, following a mishap involving the first-stage booster, the FAA says.

SpaceX completed a full suborbital flight of the latest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle on May 22, achieving several key milestones despite losing the first-stage booster.

SpaceX has scrubbed a May 21 attempt to fly the newest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, with the goal of re-attempting the rocket’s 12th test flight on May 22.

SpaceX bets on vertical integration and Starship's high launch cadence to enable orbital AI data centers and Mars colonization.

SpaceX has disclosed financial details ahead of the aerospace industry’s most anticipated public offering, including a $5 billion net loss in 2025 on $18.7 billion in sales.