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SpaceX just got one step closer to the first orbital test flight of its launch system Starship with the successful static fire test of a prototype Super Heavy booster late…

SpaceX’s Starship hits another milestone with booster static fire test

SpaceX’s Starship program encountered a setback after a test ended in a fiery explosion at its Boca Chica development facility in Texas on Monday night. The test was being conducted…

SpaceX’s Starship booster engines explode in test gone wrong

SpaceX has achieved another major milestone in its Starship fully reusable launch system: It stacked the Starship spacecraft itself on top of a prototype of its Super Heavy booster, which…

SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall

SpaceX is hoping to attempt to fly its in-development spacecraft Starship to orbit for the first time in July, according to company president Gwynne Shotwell. Shotwell shared the timeline at…

SpaceX aiming for first orbital test launch of Starship in July

SpaceX is already underway on building its first floating spaceport platform, and the plan is for it to start hosting launches as early as next year. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…

SpaceX’s first ocean spaceport is being built and will host launches next year

SpaceX has completed what’s known as the “stacking” of its first Super Heavy prototype, the extremely large next-generation first-stage rocket booster that it will eventually use to propel its Starship…

SpaceX nears final assembly of its first massive testing rocket booster for Starship