SpaceX Completes Full-Duration 33-Engine Super Heavy Static Fire for Flight 15
SpaceX completed a full-duration 33-engine Super Heavy static fire Sunday, clearing a major booster test ahead of Flight 15's planned double-catch attempt.
Starbase Closes Boca Chica for 12-Hour SpaceX Test Window Ahead of Flight 15
Starbase closed Boca Chica for a 12-hour SpaceX test window Sunday as Brownsville warned nearby residents to expect possible loud noise.
SpaceX Targets First Starship Catch in 4-6 Weeks, Musk Says
Elon Musk says Flight 15 is hopefully four to six weeks away, with SpaceX planning to catch both Super Heavy and Starship before attempting a reflight on Flight 16.
Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
Starship reached orbit for the first time despite an early engine shutdown, then deployed all 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites aboard Flight 14.
Starship Flight 14 Clears Launch Rehearsal Before First Orbital Attempt
SpaceX completed Starship Flight 14's launch rehearsal before a Monday morning orbital attempt carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites, pending regulatory approval.
SpaceX Fires All 33 Engines on Booster 21 as Starship Flight 14 Moves Closer
SpaceX completed a full-duration static fire of all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy Booster 21, clearing a major propulsion milestone for Starship Flight 14.
SpaceX Loads Ship 40 for the Long Voyage Home After an Unprecedented Starship Recovery
SpaceX has loaded the intact Ship 40 onto a semi-submersible vessel after engineers inspected the flown Starship and collected heat-shield samples. Its trip from Christmas Island to Starbase will take several months.
SpaceX Unveils $100 Billion Starbase Louisiana Built for Thousands of Starship Flights
SpaceX is planning its biggest launch site yet: a 125,000-acre Louisiana complex with 10 pads, on-site propellant production and a first Starship launch targeted as early as 2029.
SpaceX Runs All Six Ship 41 Engines for 60 Seconds Ahead of Flight 14
Ship 41 has completed a full-duration six-engine static fire, but Booster 21, launch-site work and regulatory milestones still stand between SpaceX and Flight 14.
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is Aiming for 30 Starship Launches a Day by 2030
Musk's new target works out to roughly 10,000 flights a year—and puts rapid reuse, launch sites, airspace and licensing at the center of SpaceX's next four years.
SpaceX Fires Up Ship 41—and Flight 14 Just Moved a Step Closer
Ship 41 completed its first engine firing overnight, opening a test campaign for a Starship mission that could attempt the program’s boldest recovery yet.
SpaceX Gets Its “Lucky” Starship to Safe Water After 24 Days at Sea
Ship 40 survived Flight 13, weeks of rough water and a 500-mile recovery push. SpaceX has now reached calmer water off Christmas Island—but the trip home is far from over.
SpaceX’s Starship Recovery Runs Into Trouble in Rough Seas
Rough Indian Ocean seas are threatening SpaceX's effort to tow Flight 13's intact Starship to port, though engineers already secured critical imagery.
SpaceX Picks a Texas Home for Its 100-Million-Square-Foot Terafab
SpaceX and Tesla say Terafab will be built in Grimes County, Texas, with an estimated $16.8 billion initial phase, at least 3,000 jobs, and chip production planned for Cybercab, Optimus, and orbital data centers.
SpaceX Is Reportedly Closing In on a 130,000-Acre Louisiana Spaceport
Louisiana's reported Pecan Island deal would give Starship an enormous new Gulf Coast launch site, but SpaceX has not announced final terms yet.
SpaceX Pulls Two Raptors After Starship’s Last-Second Launch Abort
SpaceX is replacing two Super Heavy Raptor engines and targeting Monday for another Starship Flight 13 launch attempt.
SpaceX Rolls Super Heavy to Pad 2 Ahead of Starship Flight 13
Booster 20 has reached Pad 2 at Starbase for its next round of testing, while an FAA operations plan lists potential mid-July airspace windows for Starship Flight 13.
SpaceX Targeting May 19 for Starship Flight 12: V3 Debut, Raptor 3, and a Brand New Pad
Starship's twelfth flight test is set to introduce the next-generation V3 vehicle stack, upgraded Raptor 3 engines, and the newly built Pad 2 at Starbase. Here is everything we know about the most loaded test flight SpaceX has ever attempted.
Robotaxi Just Dropped Tesla’s ‘Golden Era’ Teaser — And Musk Says Starship V3 Flies In a Few Weeks
A few hours earlier, Elon Musk himself lit up the other half of the moment: Starship V3 - booster and ship - will be ready to fly in a few weeks.
Starship V3 Just Cleared Its Final Test — The Biggest Rocket Ever Built Flies Next Month
If you blinked this week, you missed it. SpaceX just lit up the most powerful rocket humanity has ever designed, and the whole thing went off without a hitch. Tuesday,…