From the outset, SpaceX's tenth Starship test flight in late August looked like a near-perfect success. The massive rocket had a clean launch from Starbase, sailed smoothly into space, and guided ...

It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time ...

SpaceX removed about 72 tiles in 18 key locations for Starship Flight 11 and there was no catastrophic failure. This could allow SpaceX to optimize the heat shield and remove 10-20% of tiles over ...

SpaceX tested metal heat tiles on Starship to survive reentry, but the results were far from perfect. Engineers discovered major flaws in durability and heat distribution, leading the company to ...

STARBASE, Texas—For the third day in a row, SpaceX engineers prepared to send the company’s massive Starship rocket into space Tuesday after a technical problem and bad weather grounded the test ...

SpaceX completed a major milestone with its 10th test flight of the Starship upper stage, successfully executing a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean — a feat the company has been pursuing for ...

SpaceX has a facility in Florida, nicknamed a "bakery," for mass-producing Starship heatshield tiles. The company aims for rapid reusability of its Starship vehicle, which requires a large and steady ...