Starship
SpaceX Starship just reached orbit for the first time
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Flight 14 this morning, deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and splashed down in the Pacific. It took 14 flights and three years to get here.
SpaceX’s next Starship flight set for May 20 with debut of new V3 rocket
SpaceX has scheduled its next Starship test mission for May 20 from Texas, with the flight set to debut the company’s upgraded V3 vehicle configuration. The upgraded system…
Elon Musk reveals next Starship launch planned for May 2026
Elon Musk has shared a new timeline for SpaceX’s next Starship launch, shifting expectations from April to around May 2026. It appears the company needs more time for…
Flight 10 grounded as Starship encounters ground systems glitch
SpaceX has canceled the planned tenth test flight of its colossal Starship megarocket, citing an unspecific problem with its ground systems just minutes before the scheduled launch from…
Ahead of tenth test flight, SpaceX Starship rocket explodes
A SpaceX Starship launch vehicle prototype exploded on the test stand itself, late Wednesday night in Texas, during preparations for its tenth test flight. The incident occurred at…
SpaceX Starship explodes during re-entry in its farthest flight yet
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system experienced an in-flight breakup of its upper stage during atmospheric re-entry on Tuesday, May 27, after its first-stage Super Heavy booster also exploded prematurely.…
SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket and brings it back in fourth test
SpaceX’s Starship has taken to the skies once more as the company successfully completed a test flight of most powerful launch vehicle ever built on Thursday, June 6.…
Starship is “ready for launch” says Musk, awaits regulatory approval
SpaceX has been gearing up for the first-ever orbital test flight of its Starship vehicle for quite some time. Now, CEO Elon Musk has announced that the launch…
SpaceX may attempt Starship launch next month, says Musk
If things go according to plan, we may see a Starship rocket launch as soon as next month. In a tweet on Saturday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced…
Elon Musk is “highly confident” about Starship reaching orbit this year
In a media interaction at his sci-fi like ‘Starbase’ office, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Spacex, said that he was “highly confident” his new SpaceX Starship will…
SpaceX targets next month for first Starship orbital launch
SpaceX has been betting big on its latest horse-the Starship, and while the world is barely catching on to the technological marvel that is Falcon 9, the Elon…
SpaceX reportedly ignored FAA’s warnings before ‘explosive’ launch of Starship SN8 in December
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made the headlines multiple times in recent months for multiple reasons, and this might be one of the most daring ones. You may remember…
SpaceX’s ocean spaceport Deimos could launch Starships as early as 2022, confirms Elon Musk
From multiple Starlink missions a month to planning lunar satellite launches funded entirely by Dogecoin, SpaceX has been one for innovations and exciting news. Of course, it is…
SpaceX successfully lands Starship prototype for the first time during a test flight
We have all heard the phrase ‘third time is the charm’. Except sometimes, it’s not. Sometimes, fifth time is the charm. The king of the space industry SpaceX,…
After engine swap, SN10 Starship prototype successfully fires for second time
The SN10, SpaceX’s newest Starship prototype, has some pretty big shoes to fill as the space company continues to march towards its goal of colonizing Mars. On February…
SpaceX prototype rocket explodes (again!) on landing after test launch, faulty thruster to blame
It seems Elon Musk’s Starship dreams are still quite some time away. SpaceX, the ambitious private space company that he runs, once again did a prototype rocket launch…
Third time’s the charm, as SpaceX finally completes the Starship 150m ‘hop’ test
After two failed attempts, SpaceX has finally managed to take flight with its Starship SN5 prototype, making the spacecraft ‘hop’ 150 meters in the air. This makes it…
SpaceX aborts Starship’s 150m “hop” test, another attempt may happen today
After facing failure yesterday, SpaceX was ready to have another go at the 150m ‘hop’ test for its Starship prototype SN5, the company’s latest edition in the Starship…
Elon Musk tells SpaceX staff, Starship is ‘top priority’
In a company-wide email seen by CNBC, Elon Musk has told his SpaceX staff to make Starship spacecraft a ‘top priority’ and speed up progress on the super-heavy…
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype SN3 suffers massive failure during pressure testing
SN3, SpaceX’s third iteration in its Starship prototype roster, suffered a massive failure on April 2nd during testing at the Boca Chica testing facility in Texas, USA. The…
SpaceX could raise $250 million at a $36 billion valuation: Report
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s child of prodigy, is looking to raise a heavy $250 million in the coming month, at about $220 per share, reports CNBC citing sources. A…
