SpaceX Starship and its Super Heavy booster launching. Watch view of the liftoff in slow motion from a launch tower camera.

SpaceX has taken a major step toward its eighth Starship launch by successfully conducting static test fires of its Super Heavy booster and Starship "Ship" in preparation for the upcoming mission. In ...

The super heavy booster and ship-based upper stage spacecraft detached as planned, and the first stage landed gently into the arms of the launch tower, grabbed by the mechanical “arms” of Starbase.

Falcon Heavy by SpaceX has a cost per kilogram to LEO of approximately $1,400 per kg. This figure reflects the cost-effectiveness achieved through partial reusability and high payload capacity. A ...

Government officials in Turks and Caicos said Friday that debris from a SpaceX rocket test that went ... a first-stage booster known as Super Heavy and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft.

Although SpaceX lost its second stage this time, in the company's first test flight of 2025, Starship's Super Heavy booster successfully ... From this perspective, No. 2 American rocket launcher ...

In a post on its website, SpaceX said the "rapid unscheduled disassembly" occurred after the upper stage successfully separated from Starship’s Super Heavy booster and started its "ascent burn ...

A massive plume of debris was observed falling from the heavens. However, the SpaceX's Super Heavy booster safely made its way back to the ground and into the arms of the enormous chopsticks.

The company's Super Heavy booster was guided back to the launch site where it was caught by the Mechazilla tower. It was the second successful "chopsticks" catch by the company. SpaceX plans to ...