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Artist's illustration of SpaceX Starships on Mars.

'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars

By Mike Wall published

Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

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closeup of a huge silver rocket flying through a blue sky

SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year

By Mike Wall published

The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

Private Spaceflight
Five towering starship segments stand near cranes against a blue sky, by a dusty road walked on by a guy in a backwards white ball cap and tshirt.

SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election

By Mike Wall last updated

People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

Private Spaceflight
SpaceX test-fires a Starship upper stage ahead of Starship's upcoming ninth test flight. SpaceX shared this photo via X on May 1, 2025.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

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

Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll

By Josh Dinner published

“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Starship Flight 9 Super Heavy booster on April 3, 2025.

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

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The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion

By Mike Wall published

The FAA has closed its investigation into the SpaceX Starship Flight 7 mishap, accepting the company's findings and verifying its corrective actions.

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A giant silver Starship rocket is stacked atop its giant booster atop a seaside launch pad for SpaceX's Flight 5. silver SpaceX Starship rocket as it is hoisted atop its booster.

NASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch roster

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX is building Starship as a full reusable heavy-lift rocket to fly astronauts to the moon and Mars.

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The private Starlab space station will consist of a service module and a habitat for four astronauts.

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch

By Tereza Pultarova published

The Starlab commercial space station project is moving toward the production phase, having passed a key development milestone with NASA.

Human Spaceflight
Debris caused by the breakup of the SpaceX Starship Flight 9 upper stage rains down over The Bahamas in this view, captured by journalist Stefanie Waldek.

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

By Mike Wall published

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

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