In SpaceX's fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, the company successfully returned the “Super Heavy” booster to the arms of the launch tower for the first time.

The success of the bold, technologically audacious recovery procedure is the first step to reusing future versions of the giant rocket ... the crowd of SpaceX staff watching the launch in its ...

It comes as SpaceX makes a big push to send people to the moon and Mars in the coming years. NBC News' Steve Patterson has the latest, and what it means for the future of space travel. Oct. 13, 2024 ...

“Big step toward making life multiplanetary was made today,” Musk posted on X after Sunday’s launch. For years, SpaceX has been landing the booster of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on barges ...

Recycling Falcon boosters has sped up the launch rate and saved SpaceX millions. Musk intends to do the same for Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built with 33 methane-fuel ...

The goal for each milestone is to hash out how SpaceX might one day recover and rapidly refly Super Heavy boosters and Starship spacecraft for future missions. Quickly reusing rocket parts is ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket achieved a world ... Starship costs down to about $10 million a launch, a drastic price cut that could open the door for futuristic space industries like asteroid mining ...

Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket a green light to return to flight. The Falcon 9 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. SpaceX's Starship megarocket is the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, and the giant ...

On the first ever attempt, we have successfully caught the Super Heavy booster back at the launch tower. What an incredible view. SpaceX launched and returned a large rocket booster to its Texas ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future ... launch. The rocket was flying again just three days later. In its statement on Friday, the FAA said that it has "closed the SpaceX-led ...