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SpaceX's test launch of its Starship rocket lit 3.5 acres, including land belonging to the neighboring Boca Chica State Park, on fire.

Starship Launch Lit a Large Portion of a State Park on Fire

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship orbital test flight, the most powerful rocket ever built, left a huge mark on its surroundings, triggering an FAA investigation.

SpaceX Is in Big Trouble With the FAA After Starship Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, made short work of its launchpad below, blasting a crater straight through its concrete surface.

Starship Launch Absolutely Wrecked SpaceX’s Facilities, Photos Show

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX's disastrous Starship launch last week appears to have had some collateral damage.

Video Shows Falling Starship Debris Smashing a Minivan

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX finally got Starship off the ground, but it looks like it didn't do its due diligence to make sure the aftermath didn't spill over to nearby cities.

City Annoyed When SpaceX Launch Coats It in Layer of Grime

By Frank Landymore

Experts Say SpaceX’s Rocket Exploding Was a Huge Success

Experts Say SpaceX’s Rocket Exploding Was a Huge Success

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has revealed what caused its gigantic Starship spacecraft prototype to blow up during the company's inaugural orbital test launch today.

It Turns Out SpaceX Blew Up Starship on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's first orbital Starship launch attempt saw the most powerful rocket ever built soar to new heights. But it likely came at a big cost to the environment.

Debris Rains Down on Protected Wildlife After Starship Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX managed to get its Starship spacecraft off the launch pad, but it later exploded. Did CEO Elon Musk rush ahead to have the attempt be on 4/20?

Did Elon’s Childish Obsession With 4/20 Lead to Today’s Starship Explosion?

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's gigantic Starship prototype spacecraft and Super Heavy booster officially cleared the launch pad, but started spinning, before exploding.

Starship Launches First Orbital Attempt, Explodes in Epic Fireball

By Victor Tangermann

Earlier today, SpaceX loaded its gigantic, 400-foot Starship rocket stack with propellant — only to scrub its first-ever orbital launch attempt.

SpaceX Fails to Launch Mighty Starship

By Victor Tangermann

According to an FAA notice, SpaceX could kick off the first orbital test launch of its gigantic Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster next week.

Get Ready to Soil Your Pantaloons! SpaceX About to Test the Mighty Starship

By Victor Tangermann

Space startup Astrolabs has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its rover to the Moon as soon as 2026 on board the space company's Starship rocket.

Space Startup to Send a Rover to the Moon on Board a SpaceX Starship

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell reiterated that the company's inaugural orbital launch attempt of its Starship spacecraft could end in an explosion.

SpaceX President Warns That Starship’s Orbital Launch May Explode

By Victor Tangermann

It seems like the birds may be coming home to roost with SpaceX's Starship after a bunch were seen flying (and dying) near its test site.

Huge Plume of Birds Explodes Out of SpaceX’s Powerful Starship Engine Test

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company just fired 31 of its gigantic Super Heavy booster's 33 rockets at once, producing a gargantuan amount of thrust.

Breaking: SpaceX Reaches Major Starship Milestone, Fires 31 Engines At Once

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has admitted that SpaceX "may or may not" use "expendable" upper stages to carry even more cargo into Earth's orbit.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX May Build Starship That Dies on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

Given SpaceX's recent progress, CEO Elon Musk's latest promise that Starship will attempt to go orbital "soon" might actually signal an imminent attempt.

Elon Musk Promises Starship Will Attempt Orbital Launch “Soon”

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced the crew of his upcoming flight around the Moon on board a SpaceX Starship, which includes DJ Steve Aoki.

Billionaire Paying for Steve Aoki to Join Him on SpaceX Moon Vacation

By Victor Tangermann

A UK-based space startup is accidentally using a photo of an exploding Antares rocket on its website to illustrate SpaceX's efforts to develop its Starship.

Space Tourism Company’s Website Accidentally Shows Photo of Rocket Exploding

By Victor Tangermann

The world's first-ever private space tourist is hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — and on a SpaceX Starship, no less.

Billionaire Buys SpaceX Moon Trip For Him and His Wife

By Noor Al-Sibai

For a company whose whole job is rocketry, SpaceX sure is good at flexing its might — as video of its "Can Crusher" test equipment proves.

This “Can Crusher” Might Be the Weirdest SpaceX Flex We’ve Ever Seen

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX is still hard at work to get its Starship and Super Heavy booster prototypes ready for their big day. But not everything is going according to plan.

SpaceX Tested Starship’s Engines and Accidentally Caused a Large Fire

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's former second-in-command is once again warning that the public may be in for some major surprises with the SLS launch next week.

Former NASA Official: Moon Launch This Month May Be “Embarrassing”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A "skeleton" Starship will only pale in comparison to the eventual spacecraft that will carry a crew to the Moon during NASA's Artemis 3 mission.

NASA: SpaceX Only Has to Prove It Can Land Astronauts on Moon, Not Bring Them Home Again

By Victor Tangermann

While SpaceX is still assessing the damage to its Super Heavy booster prototype , SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is confident Starship could go orbital "next month."

Elon Musk: Starship Orbital Launch Could Happen “Next Month” Despite Unexpected Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

Not everything went according to plan during SpaceX's Booster 7 tests on Monday.

Elon Musk Says Explosion Was on Purpose, Then Deletes Tweet and Admits It Wasn’t

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Starship Booster Prototype Suddenly Goes Up in Flames

SpaceX Starship Booster Prototype Suddenly Goes Up in Flames

By Victor Tangermann

While the Starship looks set to launch after FAA approval, the future of the facility's role as its main launch site isn't as clear.

Area Residents Express Dismay As SpaceX Looks Poised To Downgrade “Starbase” R&D Facility

By Frank Landymore

After video footage showed SpaceX's Starship prototype rolling onto its launch site, a Twitter user shared a stunning render of the Starship in NASA livery.

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Beautiful Render Shows Starship With Full NASA Paint Job

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX has dragged its latest orbital launch ready Starship prototype to the launch pad, as seen in footage shared by NASASpaceFlight.

SpaceX Slaps Logo on Starship, Drags Prototype to Launchpad

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time, SpaceX has managed to lift and place its Super Heavy rocket booster onto its launch pad using its "chopsticks"-wielding launch tower.

SpaceX Finally Lifts Super Heavy Booster Using Giant Robot Arms

By Victor Tangermann

According to leaked documents obtained by Ars Technica, NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface on the Moon are in serious trouble.

Leaked Documents Show NASA’s Moon Landing Plans in Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown off the latest view of the space company's Starship spacecraft — and it's enormous.

Elon Musk’s New Photo Shows Staggering Size of SpaceX’s Starship

By Victor Tangermann

NASA really doesn't want SpaceX's Starship to blow up on the launch pad at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Reuters reports.

NASA Afraid SpaceX’s Rocket Will Explode and Blow Up Other Stuff Near It

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, "Starship will be ready to fly next month," an exciting new update after years of delays and governmental red tape.

Elon Musk: “Starship Will Be Ready to Fly Next Month”

By Victor Tangermann

The Federal Aviation Administration has released its long-awaited environmental assessment into SpaceX's Starship launch program.

FAA Demands Changes Before SpaceX Can Launch Starship to Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's development of its SLS has been mired in budget overruns and many years of delays, costing it tens of billions of dollars over the last eleven years.

Something Very Bad Might Be About to Go Down at NASA

By Victor Tangermann

In a new video by YouTuber Tim "Everyday Astronaut" Dodd, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk can be seen ascending to the top of the space company's "Mechazilla" tower.

Video Shows Elon Musk Climbing Mechazilla Tower

By Victor Tangermann

The Federal Aviation Association's environmental assessment of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft has been set back yet again, according to a notice.

The FAA Just Pushed Back SpaceX’s Starship Orbital Test Even Further

By Victor Tangermann

A wonderful shot by NASASpaceFlight photojournalist Nic Ansuini appears to show a chagrined face atop one of SpaceX's Starships prototypes.

Photographer Spots Tiny, Annoyed Face Welded Onto SpaceX Rocket

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

By Victor Tangermann

Bad news, weed nerds — it looks like SpaceX's maiden voyage won't have a "420" joke after all.

SpaceX Fans Annoyed That Starship Orbital Launch Won’t Involve a Weed Joke

By Noor Al-Sibai

We finally have a date for SpaceX's long-awaited, first orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft for "hopefully May."

Elon Musk Sets Tentative Date for First Starship Orbital Test Flight

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that there would be a “slight delay” in the launch of the company’s experimental spacecraft.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is So Busy With Ukraine That It’ll Delay Starship

By Tony Ho Tran

China showed off a concept for a two-stage methane-liquid launch system that looks exactly like SpaceX's Starship spacecraft.

China’s New Rocket Concept Looks Suspiciously Like SpaceX’s Starship

By Victor Tangermann

At a space conference this week, SpaceX director of civil space development Nick Cummings teased future plans of a Moon base.

SpaceX Director Teases Moon Base Staffed by “Hundreds or Thousands”

By Victor Tangermann

Billionaire and SpaceX's first frequent flier Jared Isaacman is creating a private space program that culminates in the launch of the Starship megarocket.

Billionaire Says He’s Buying SpaceX Launches for “Private Space Program”

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again expressed one of his favorite talking points: the demise of civilization.

Elon Musk: “Civilization Is Feeling a Little Bit Fragile Right Now”

By Victor Tangermann

While we anxiously await the first orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship, CEO Elon Musk tried to keep our — and investors' — spirits up.

Elon Musk: Each Starship Launch Could Cost Just $1 Million

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has successfully stacked its orbital-class Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its Super Heavy booster.

SpaceX Stacks Orbital-Class Starship on Booster, Hoists It With Mechazilla

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has hooked up the pair of massive "chopsticks" of its 460-foot "Mechazilla" tower to its latest Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20.

SpaceX Grabs Starship With Giant Robot Arms

By Victor Tangermann

Eagle-eyed viewers watching Katy Perry's latest music video for her single “When I’m Gone” might have noticed an interesting cameo: SpaceX’s Starship.

New Katy Perry Music Video Features SpaceX Starships

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX has tested out its massive "chopstick" tower, a structure designed to guide its Starship and Super Heavy booster during launches and landings.

SpaceX Tests Giant “Chopsticks” For Catching Starship as It Lands

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says humans may touch down on Mars in as little as ten years with his reusable Starship rocket.

Elon Musk Says He’ll Have Boots on Mars Within Ten Years

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a video on Twitter of the giant Starship and its steering engines, a sign production may be back on track.

Elon Musk Shares Video of Starship Steering Its Mighty Engines

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk seems to have admitted that he's not positive his company's forthcoming Starship is going to work.

Elon Musk Admits That He’s Not Sure Starship Will Even Work

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter today that SpaceX has begun the "construction of Starship orbital launch pad" at Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX Starts Constructing Starship’s Orbital Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists are really starting to get fired up about the idea of SpaceX's Starship, a massive spacecraft with big promises.

NASA Scientists: SpaceX Starship “Revolutionary” for Exploring Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

A newly surfaced video shows the astonishingly roomy interior of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft prototype, as spotted by SpaceExplored.

Leaked Video Appears to Shows Interior of SpaceX’s Starship

By Victor Tangermann

Animator and SpaceX enthusiast Corey Bass has rendered an amazingly photorealistic sequence of a Starship and Super Heavy booster launching to space.

Gorgeous New Animation Shows Starship Going Orbital

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk made an eyebrow raising omission on Wednesday and implied that the first orbital Starship may very well explode on the launchpad.

Elon Musk Concedes That First Orbital Starship Launch May Explode

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX’s Orbital Starship Prototype Just Fired Up All Its Engines

SpaceX’s Orbital Starship Prototype Just Fired Up All Its Engines

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower

SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower

By Victor Tangermann