but Starship will have to refuel in orbit. SpaceX stacked the two stages for the first time in the summer of 2021 and launched the full stack in April 2023. That first test was followed by six ...

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 ...

"This is probably the most significant setback for Starship since SpaceX started full-stack test flights in 2023," Clark tweeted. "The [Federal Aviation Administration] will likely require a ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the ...

Starship’s future: SpaceX plans to eventually use Starship ... The structure’s arms, or “chopsticks,” can be used to stack and move boosters and spacecraft at the launch site before ...

With the launch Friday and another Falcon 9 flight Monday (this one with a booster on its 15th mission), SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 rockets 423 times. The fleet leader, Booster No. 1,067, has now ...

SpaceX's Starship prototype was lost during its seventh test flight after experiencing engine issues. The Super Heavy booster successfully landed using the "chopsticks" mechanism before the ...

This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...