SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is back on the launch pad at Boca Chica, prepared and ready for its final flight test of the year. Flight 11, scheduled to lift off on Monday evening at the earliest, will also be the final test flight for this iteration of Starship, Version 2—if everything goes to plan. The launch […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Taking More Control of the Texas Coastline Ahead of Starship’s Next Launch
Elon Musk’s newly inaugurated space city has been handed control over a piece of Boca Chica beach as it expands its influence over the people and environment living near SpaceX’s rocket launch site. Texas’ Cameron County approved an agreement to hand over parts of the beach to Starbase in late September, granting SpaceX the ability […]
3 Things to Watch During Starship’s Final Flight of 2025
It’s been an interesting year for SpaceX’s Starship. The megarocket’s launch schedule got off to a rocky start with back-to-back explosive failures, then got back on track with a near-perfect test flight in August. Needless to say, the pressure is on for Starship’s final launch of 2025, currently scheduled for no earlier than October 13. […]
SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida
SpaceX is inching closer to sending its Starship rocket into low Earth orbit. A newly proposed flight path for the upper stage would see it fly across Florida skies—an unusual route that would seriously disrupt air traffic and raise the risk of debris falling onto populated areas below. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing […]
SpaceX’s Starship Lunar Lander Could Be ‘Years Late,’ NASA Safety Panel Warns
NASA aims to return astronauts to the Moon by mid-2027—a feat that would fulfill a decade of preparation. The agency may have to extend that timeline even further, however, as slow progress on SpaceX’s lunar lander threatens to delay the Artemis 3 mission. During a public meeting on Friday, members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory […]
Nudists and Surfers Protest SpaceX’s Plans to Launch Starship From Florida
SpaceX isn’t very popular among beachgoers in Florida at the moment. The rocket company applied for a permit to launch its Starship rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which threatens to restrict beach access for surfers and casual nudists. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently hosted a series of public meetings where residents […]
SpaceX’s Next Big Trick: Catch the Starship Upper Stage With ‘Chopsticks’
SpaceX finally broke out of a serious Starship slump on Tuesday, acing the rocket’s 10th flight after months of failed attemps. Now, CEO Elon Musk has set his sights on the next big challenge: catching Starship’s upper stage with Mechazilla’s “chopstick” arms. In an X post on Wednesday, August 27, Musk said the next opportunities […]
Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Snap Starship’s Miserable Losing Streak
After back-to-back scrubs, SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship rocket on Tuesday and hoping to finally break a streak of failed test flights. SpaceX’s Starship is set for liftoff during a launch window that opens at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 26. The rocket was originally scheduled to fly this past Sunday, but […]
Starship Nails 10th Test Flight, Putting SpaceX Back on Track
SpaceX has returned to the winning column, with Starship Flight 10 going down about as well as the company could have hoped. Following a string of unsuccessful flights, SpaceX managed to pull off its most successful test in months, with Starship fulfilling a number of key milestones. It was a good day for SpaceX. The megarocket […]
Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Prove Starship Isn’t a Total Flop With Flight 10
SpaceX is gearing up for the tenth test flight of its megarocket following a streak of failures that have cast doubt on Starship’s ability to fly to Mars in 2026. Starship is slated for lift-off on Sunday, August 24, during a launch window that opens at 7:30 p.m. ET. SpaceX recently wrapped up investigations into […]