As the Super Heavy rocket booster — the bottommost section, or first stage, of the Starship system — burned through most of its fuel, SpaceX guided the Super Heavy back to a pinpoint landing ...

SpaceX sent up its first test flight of the year for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas catching the booster for ...

Explore SpaceX’s powerful Starship and its mission to reach Mars and beyond. ExtremeTech breaks down its design, goals, and ...

SpaceX launched just two Starship flight tests in ... when the rocket booster was able to steer autonomously back to the landing pad, where it was caught with two giant mechanical arms.

SpaceX launched a new Starship rocket ... catching the booster at the launchpad for potential reuse, deploying the dummy satellites in space, and a targeted water landing. It wasn't immediately ...

SpaceX’s livestream showed the six Raptor engines on Starship’s upper stage starting to blink out as the booster was landing—first one shut down, then the next four cut out in quick succession.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft's ...

SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits ...

Launch from Starbase Orbital Launch Pad A in South Texas is currently scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2200 GMT) Jan. 10. The launch window will be open for 97 minutes, with backup days running to Jan ...

SpaceX is preparing for the seventh flight test of the Starship vehicle on Monday afternoon from Starbase in Boca Chica near ...