SpaceX aims to expand its Starship operations to Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a goal of launching 44 super heavy-lift rockets per year. If regulators approve this plan, the uptick in launch activity could result in more ground stops, reroutes, and flight delays at major airports throughout the Sunshine State, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. […]
SpaceX Is Gearing Up for Starship’s Next Flight After a String of Explosive Setbacks
SpaceX is prepping the Starship rocket for its upcoming test flight, expected to take place in early August. The rocket’s last few launches did not go smoothly, leaving SpaceX in a bit of a slump as it rushes to develop a fully reusable Starship. The company desperately needs a win ahead of its planned uncrewed […]
FAA Allows SpaceX to Drop Starship Rocket Bits on Sacred Hawaiian Island
Elon Musk’s obsession with colonizing Mars is polluting Earth. As SpaceX seeks to ramp up its launches of Starship, it’s also expanding its splashdown area where pieces of the rocket are allowed to litter the Pacific Ocean. A recent expansion threatens marine wildlife surrounding a sacred island in native Hawaiian tradition. The Federal Aviation Administration […]
SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball at Texas Test Facility
SpaceX’s upper stage prototype, designated Ship 36, exploded in southeast Texas shortly before midnight local time on June 18 during routine preparations for an upcoming test flight. SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for Starship’s next fully integrated test, known as Flight 10. The last several tests haven’t gone well, but this prototype never […]
Musk Still Thinks Mars Is a Go for 2026, Despite Starship’s Epic Losing Streak
Despite a disappointing streak of Starship launches, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk remains optimistic about using the megarocket to transport humans to Mars within the next few years. During a recent talk, the rocket billionaire remained intent on launching Starship to Mars during an upcoming window in 2026. He also awkwardly mentioned that humanity […]
Elon Musk Flaked on His Big Mars Talk. Here’s What He Might’ve Been Doing Instead
Elon Musk opting not to talk about his ambitious plans to colonize Mars, now that’s a first. The rocket billionaire was a no-show for a company discussion on establishing human settlements on the Red Planet, which was meant to take place on the same day as Starship’s most recent test flight. The megarocket’s mid performance […]
SpaceX’s Starship Spins Out of Control and Burns Up After Reaching Space
Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost. Update: May 27, 8:18 p.m. ET: SpaceX anticipates the total loss of Starship as a result of […]
Musk Got His Company Town—Starbase City Is Official
It’s official: SpaceX has its own company town on the southern tip of Texas despite concerns that it would expand the company’s control of the area. Residents living near SpaceX’s launch site, the majority of whom are company employees, voted in favor of turning Starbase into its own city. It was a sweeping win for […]
SpaceX Preps First Reused Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s Next Launch
SpaceX has launched its massive Starship rocket eight times and caught its Super Heavy booster three times in the giant mechanical arms of Mechazilla. Unlike Starship’s upper stage, the booster is now ready for its next steps toward achieving launch, landing, and reuse. In a post shared on Thursday, SpaceX revealed that it was prepping […]
SpaceX’s Starship Disintegrates Again, Causing Major Commercial Flight Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opted to halt flights to several airports in Florida on Thursday night after SpaceX’s Starship upper stage disintegrated, raining debris over the coast. The botched test flight disrupted airports in Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, as well as Philadelphia, in a worrying trend of SpaceX rockets hogging airspace. […]