Resembling a gigantic bidet for rockets, the deluge system is meant to minimize damage at the pad when Starship takes flight.
The value of Elon Musk's private space venture increased as the new share price climbed 5% from its previous secondary sale.
The Zhuque-2 rocket beat other methalox-fueled rockets, such as SpaceX's Starship, to orbit.
China’s Landspace is targeting Wednesday for the second launch of its Zhuque-2 rocket. Should it reach orbit, it’ll be the first methane rocket to do so.
Musk's private space venture is claiming that its megarocket does not pose a threat to surrounding wildlife in Texas.
June was a busy month in space, with spectacular new images of Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter, and plenty of rockets blasting off to the final frontier.
The massive rocket still needs to undergo a number of upgrades before its second test flight, which could take place in six weeks. Or not.
Among the many upgrades is a dramatic overhaul of the stage separation process for the revolutionary SpaceX rocket.
CEO Elon Musk said that the massive rocket would fly again in 6 to 8 weeks.
The first flight of SpaceX’s colossal rocket was as spectacular as it was revealing.
The 394-foot-tall rocket launched from Starbase Thursday morning, in what is a massive step forward for the SpaceX program.
Here’s our cheat sheet for Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built and SpaceX's ticket to the the Moon, Mars, and other celestial destinations.
SpaceX achieved a major milestone in its Starship program with a full static fire test, setting the stage for an orbital flight.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said one more test might be required before the 394-foot-tall behemoth embarks on its first orbital flight.
The trek will mark Dennis Tito's second trip to space and his first in over 20 years.
SpaceX recently performed a successful static fire test in which seven of the booster's 33 engines ignited.
Flames spread across an environmentally sensitive area after a static fire test of SpaceX's enormous Starship rocket.
An earlier test of the same booster in July resulted in a giant fireball that sent the prototype back to the factory for repairs.
Students in Switzerland will use the prototype habitat to explore architectural solutions to the challenges of living on another planet.
Elon Musk hoped to launch the fully stacked Starship rocket in July, but today's explosion could seriously complicate these plans.
