The Federal Aviation Administration on Dec. 17 issued a launch license for the next Starship flight test, but so far, SpaceX has not announced a target launch date. Following five Starship tests ...

SpaceX is on the verge of launching its fifth Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) of the Starship rocket, which could take place as early as Sunday, October 13, 2024, pending regulatory approval. After ...

SpaceX has previously run afoul of the FAA in Starship testing. Notably, the company launched a 2020 test flight of a prototype rocket, called Starship SN8, without obtaining prior approval from ...

SpaceX said on social media platform X late Monday that Starship's fifth flight test could launch as soon as Sunday, Oct. 13.. But for that to happen, the company would need the approval of the ...

President Claudia Sheinbaum's lawsuit warning came after a June 18 explosion at Starbase lobbed debris across the Rio Grande ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Tuesday (June 4), issued a launch license to SpaceX for its Starship Flight 4 test mission currently scheduled to lift off no earlier than Thursday ...

Starship fixes. The FAA said Friday that SpaceX needs to complete 63 corrective actions identified after the Starship launch in April, but said SpaceX only must implement those actions that impact ...

SpaceX's last two efforts to make progress on its Starship and Super Heavy rocket ended with streaks of debris hurtling across the sky. The Federal Aviation Administration, though, is now ...

Staffing concerns. SpaceX is on pace to launch about 90 rockets this year, primarily Falcon 9 boosters from Florida. Next year, the company aims to increase that rate by about 50 percent.

SpaceX. The FAA probe’s closure puts SpaceX one step closer to getting Starship in space for the first time – a major, long-sought testing milestone before the company can use the resuable ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX ignored warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration that launching its first high-altitude Starship prototype in December 2020 would violate its launch license ...