The primary objective of SpaceX's next Starship flight is for the world's largest rocket to reach orbit for the first time in three years of tests.

SpaceX experienced a last-second abort during the launch attempt of Starship Flight 13 on July 16, 2026. On-screen telemetry data showed four engines on the Super Heavy booster didn’t ignite as planned, which SpaceX founder Elon Musk said triggered an abort.

The FAA has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s last Starship-Super Heavy flight test, clearing the company for another attempt to demonstrate its next-generation reusable superheavy lift system as early as July 16. Starship Flight 13 is slated ...

Bad weather foiled SpaceX's latest attempt to launch its massive Starship rocket from South Texas. The world's largest rocket was stacked and ready to go on the launch pad at the commercial spaceflight company's headquarters. But in a bit of unfortunate ...

A fully-integrated Starship-Super Heavy rocket stands at Pad 2 at Starbase prior to the second attempt at launching the Starship Flight 13 mission. SpaceX stacked Ship 40 atop Booster 20 on July 22, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update July ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas — SpaceX will try again to launch Starship as early as Thursday. The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time. As the countdown clock reached zero and flames were seen coming from the bottom of SpaceX's massive Starship ...

SpaceX's mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company's base at the southern ...

SpaceX (SPCX) postponed the 13th flight test of its Starship rocket to Friday, July 24, after weather conditions threatened one of the mission's key objectives: capturing detailed ground-based images of the vehicle's heat shield during ascent. The company ...