Starbase

SpaceX performs first fueling tests on Super Heavy Booster

Over the weekend, SpaceX continued its test campaigns at Starbase, Texas. Booster 9 was fully filled with cryogenic liquid oxygen…

SpaceX moves Booster 9 to the Orbital Launch Mount

Yesterday morning, SpaceX rolled Booster 9 and, later in the evening, raised the massive booster onto the Orbital Launch Mount.…

SpaceX picks Ship 25 and Booster 9 for next Starship test flight

SpaceX has selected Ship 25 and Booster 9 for the next Starship test flight as launch pad repairs and upgrades…

SpaceX rolls naked Starship prototype to test site

SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. Beginning with…

SpaceX Starship booster survives record-breaking 31-engine static fire

SpaceX's Starship rocket has survived a record-breaking engine test - potentially the most powerful static fire in the history of…

SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket sails through first “flight-like” fueling test

SpaceX's fully-assembled Starship rocket appears to have sailed through a major wet dress rehearsal test on the first attempt. With…

SpaceX installs new Starship on static fire test stand

SpaceX may be focused on preparing Starship S24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 for their potentially imminent orbital launch debut,…

Elon Musk: SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch “highly likely” in Q1 2023

SpaceX's first Starship orbital launch mount (OLM) appears to have passed a busy week of stress-testing, clearing the way for…

SpaceX returns Starship booster to factory after two major Raptor tests

For the sixth time this year, SpaceX has returned the same Super Heavy booster prototype to its South Texas Starship…

CNBC releases sneak peek of Elon Musk on Jay Leno’s Garage

CNBC released a sneak peek of Elon Musk on Jay Leno's Garage. In video clips shared with Teslarati, we get…

SpaceX Starship prototype ignites six engines, starts major brush fire

SpaceX has successfully ignited all six engines on its latest Starship prototype, taking a significant step towards ensuring that the…

F-22 Demonstration Team flies by Starbase & Starship

The F-22 Demonstration Team and Heritage Flight Team visited Starbase earlier today and flew by Starship. The demo team flies…

SpaceX sends Starship prototype to launch pad after engine installation

After several weeks of work back at SpaceX's Starbase rocket factory, the company has transported a new and improved Starship…

SpaceX to attempt to crush Starship test tank

A week after rolling a different 'test tank' from its South Texas Starship factory to nearby launch and test facilities,…

SpaceX a big step closer to orbital Starship launches after passing FAA environmental review

SpaceX has secured environmental approval from the FAA and relevant federal, state, and local stakeholders to conduct orbital Starship launches…

SpaceX Starship prototype returns to factory after simulated Raptor testing

A SpaceX Starship prototype that could become the first to launch into space has returned to the company's Starbase rocket…

SpaceX rolls out Starship tank prototype to test upgraded domes

Several months after the first prototype was spotted floating around Starbase, SpaceX has finished assembling a tank designed to put…

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship passes first ‘cryoproof’ test after repairs

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says an upgraded Starship prototype has passed its first cryogenic proof or 'cryoproof' test after undergoing…

SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review is inches from the finish line

Update: Just two days after the FAA's latest delay announcement, an online portal documenting SpaceX's Starbase environmental assessment progress has…