NASA’s Space Launch System appears to have a finite shelf life. The Trump administration wants to cancel it after just three launches, while the preliminary text of a bill making its way through ...

SpaceX is preparing Booster 20 for the next Starship test flight, but the company cannot launch until it satisfies federal regulators that the problems behind Flight 12’s engine failure and hard ...

While the fate of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket hangs in the balance, the agency is pushing ahead with tests of new components needed to launch the vehicle toward the Moon. The latest test ...

SpaceX fired all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy Booster 19 for a full-duration static fire at its Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, in late May 2026. Municipal closure orders confirm that ...

Debris flies away from the nozzle of the BOLE solid rocket booster during a static-fire test June 26. Credit: NASA webcast WASHINGTON — A new version of the solid rocket booster being developed for ...

SpaceX continues to target no earlier than Thursday, July 23, for the next attempt to launch Starship on its 13th flight. Preparations include swapping out engines on Booster 20, with a standalone ...

Starship Flight 12 took another step toward launch, with Booster 19 completing an initial test campaign on the newly commissioned Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas. Culminating in a short Static Fire test, the ...

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BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas — SpaceX was able to launch its 12th Starship flight test on Friday night; however, the Super Heavy booster was lost and did not have the water landing in the Gulf as planned.