SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Starship is a two-stage fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. On 20 April 2023, with the first Integrated Flight Test, Starship became the most massive and most powerful vehicle ever to fly. [9]

Starship completed another successful ascent, placing it on the expected trajectory. The ship successfully reignited a single Raptor engine while in space, demonstrating the capabilities required to conduct a ship deorbit burn before starting fully orbital missions.

Feb 1, 2025 · The seventh test flight of SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket came to a disappointing end a little more than two weeks ago. The in-flight failure of the rocket's upper stage, or ship, about eight ...

Nov 21, 2024 · SpaceX launched its 400-foot-tall (122-meter-tall) Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever on Tuesday (Nov. 19), sending the giant stainless-steel vehicle skyward from its Starbase site...

Starship is a spacecraft and second stage [4] under development by American aerospace company SpaceX.Stacked atop its booster, the Super Heavy, the pair compose SpaceX's super heavy-lift space vehicle, also called Starship.The spacecraft is designed to transport both crew and cargo to a variety of destinations, including Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.. It's designed to be reusable and ...

SpaceX is rapidly advancing Starship development, drawing on an extensive history of launch vehicle and engine development programs. Since January 2020, SpaceX has built 10 Starship prototypes, with production and fidelity accelerating on each build.

Jan 15, 2025 · SpaceX readies its seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever designed. The trial will test upgrades to the spacecraft and deploy mock satellites.

Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.” AP AUDIO: Correspondent Julie Walker reports on SpaceX’s latest engineering feat.

6 days ago · SpaceX will use the Starship to deploy larger swarms of Starlink internet satellites. Currently, the Falcon 9 can take 60 of the micro-satellites into orbit at a time, but the true V2 satellites ...