NASA awards SpaceX contract modification to include Starship launches
NASA awards SpaceX contract modification to include Starship launches

NASA has awarded SpaceX a modification to its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract, adding the Starship launch vehicle to the existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy services. This modification expands the scope of SpaceXs capabilities to include Starship for future missions, supporting NASAs...

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026
Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow as soon as 2029. Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go...

SpaceX's Starship explodes again in space
SpaceX's Starship explodes again in space

SpaceXs Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday, just minutes after launching from Boca Chica, Texas. This marks the second consecutive failure for Elon Musks Mars rocket program this year. Social media videos showed fiery debris streaking across the sky near South Florida and the...

Musk's SpaceX calls off Starship megarocket test flight at last minute
Musk's SpaceX calls off Starship megarocket test flight at last minute

Elon Musks SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship rocket just before its scheduled launch on Monday, citing an unspecified problem with the behemoth spacecraft. Standing down from todays flight test attempt, SpaceX posted on X, also owned by Musk. Starship team is determining...

SpaceX set to launch Starship megarocket today
SpaceX set to launch Starship megarocket today

SpaceX is set to launch its towering Starship rocket today (March 3), marking its eighth orbital test flight. The launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. (23:30 GMT) from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with a live webcast available. At 403 feet (123 meters) tall, Starship is the worlds...

SpaceX Starship test ends in failure after successful booster catch at launch pad
SpaceX Starship test ends in failure after successful booster catch at launch pad

SpaceXs latest Starship test flight ended in failure Thursday after the spacecraft was destroyed following a successful booster catch on the launch pad. The company reported that the Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly, with its six engines shutting down one by one during ascent,...

SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

Elon Musks SpaceX isgearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossalprototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars. A launch window from the companys Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, opens at4:00 pm (2200 GMT) on Wednesday and will be carried in a live...