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On May 28, 2026, SpaceX pinned Super Heavy Booster 19 to the orbital launch mount at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and lit ...

A booster for the most powerful rocket in the world, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), successfully fired up Tuesday for its second qualification ground test at Orbital ATK’s test facilities in ...

SpaceX successfully test-fired its Super Heavy booster ahead of Elon Musk's space company's next Starship launch. The booster, designated as Booster 9, was static-fired at SpaceX's Starbase test site ...

WASHINGTON — SpaceX says it successfully test-fired the booster for its next Starship launch, although that liftoff may still be weeks away. SpaceX fired the Raptor engines in the Super Heavy booster ...

SpaceX performed a static fire of Booster 15 for the eighth flight of Starship. SpaceX has applied for a communications license from the FCC for Starship Flight 8 with a start date of February 24, ...

An earlier test of the same booster in July resulted in a giant fireball that sent the prototype back to the factory for repairs. Reading time 3 minutes Engineers at SpaceX have performed the first ...

It’s unclear yet how long SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket will remain grounded as engineers investigate a rare launch failure last week, but the next test flight of the company’s next-generation ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said one more test might be required before the 394-foot-tall behemoth embarks on its first orbital flight. Reading time 2 minutes Yesterday, SpaceX performed a static fire test ...