SpaceX posted photos on X today (Feb. 25) showing Super Heavy, the giant first stage of its Starship megarocket, being lifted onto the orbital launch mount at its Starbase site in South Texas.

Seven minutes later, Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Starbase for a dramatic catch by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. It was the third time that SpaceX has ...

Before the explosion, SpaceX completed its third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, which returned to the Texas launchpad where the so-called “chopsticks ...

The test flight will be the first since January 16, when SpaceX managed to “catch” the returning first-stage Super Heavy booster using a pair of giant mechanical arms attached to the launch tower.

Post-flight analysis indicates the vehicle self destructed after fire from a propellant leak knocked out communications. Post-flight analysis indicates the vehicle self destructed after fire from ...

The Super Heavy booster now includes upgraded avionics, including a more powerful flight computer, improved power and network distribution, and integrated smart batteries, SpaceX said. SpaceX is ...

Starship has flown seven times to date, most recently on Jan. 16. That mission was a mixed bag; SpaceX caught Super Heavy with the "chopstick" arms of Starbase's launch tower about seven minutes ...

Seven minutes later, Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Starbase for a dramatic catch by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. It was the third time that SpaceX ...