Watch how SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy booster to launch Starship's 5th test flight. Credit: ...

SpaceX, the commercial rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is about to launch Starship on its 10th flight since April 2023.

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) by: MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Posted: May 30, 2025 / 09:21 AM PDT Updated ...

If you need a refresher, here's a look at major events with Elon Musk and SpaceX that have occurred since the last Starship flight test in May.

Shana Diez, director of Starship engineering at SpaceX, chimed in with her own post on X. Based on preliminary data from Tuesday’s flight, she is optimistic the next test flight will fly soon.

Musk took to X after the test. "Starship made it to the scheduled ship engine cutoff, so big improvement over last flight! Also, no significant loss of heat shield tiles during ascent," he said in ...

Sept. 3, 2020: SN6 completed another 500-foot test flight. Dec. 9, 2020: SN8, the first prototype with fins and a nose cone, was designed to reach higher altitudes. It ascended to 7.8 miles (12.5 ...

During Starship's eighth flight test in early March, several engines shut down unexpectedly about 5 1/2 minutes into the launch, resulting in SpaceX losing control of the craft.