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SpaceX's Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.

SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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Three birds fly in the hazy sky above a giant rocket, looking small on the horizon in the disatnce.

US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary

By Josh Dinner published

The U.S. military is suspending its efforts to secure a small Pacific island as the test landing site for a new program using rockets to rapidly deliver cargo anywhere on Earth.

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Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'

By Brett Tingley published

The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."

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A blob of white sits at the bottom of the screen with a floating cylinder above.

Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure

By Sara Webb published

Is this setting a new precedent for the future of spaceflight?

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A Starship upper stage on the test stand at the Massey's site at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas.

SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank

By Mike Wall published

The giant explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Starship vehicle on the test stand this week was likely caused by the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank, the company said.

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SpaceX conducts a long-duration static fire test with a Starship upper stage on May 12, 2025 ahead of the vehicle's upcoming test flight.

SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program's 10th-ever test flight.

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SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Flight 10 Starship Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas on June 6, 2025.

SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

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A pale man wearing a blue suit and red had with orange face paint purses his lips toward another, taller pale man, pursing his lips in the direction of the first man, wearing all black. A blurry man behind them awaits the inevitable.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could begin 'decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft' after Trump threat to cancel contracts

By Josh Dinner published

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are having a very public disagreement at the moment, and NASA could get caught in the crosshairs.

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.

'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

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Still from a presentation that Elon Musk gave about SpaceX's Mars exploration plans. The company posted the presentation on X on May 29, 2025.

Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the new "Version 3" of its Starship megarocket by the end of 2025 and is working to send the vehicle to Mars a year later, Elon Musk said.

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