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'A different breed': SpaceX's sprawling Starbase still rising from South Texas sand flats

SpaceX's remote coastal launch site about 2.2 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border has hosted nine Starship test flights since April 2023.
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SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)

SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's (Aug. 24) planned liftoff of the Starship ...

Why did Starship explode? SpaceX releases investigation into last 2 fiery mishaps

SpaceX released its investigations into the destruction of a Starship vehicle during a May 27 flight, and the June explosion ...

How big is Starship? How megarocket stacks up to SpaceX Falcon 9, New Glenn, other spacecraft

SpaceX's Starship is regarded as the world's largest rocket. How does it compare in height to other launch vehicles from SpaceX, ULA or Blue Origin?
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 22). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 ...

Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan

Welcome to Edition 8.07 of the Rocket Report! It's that time again: another test flight of SpaceX's massive Starship vehicle.

Why SpaceX could land Texas tax breaks for this major project

Starbase city officials say SpaceX's Gigabay will create 500 jobs as Elon Musk's company seeks tax break on $506M factory.

Elon Musk wants SpaceX Starship to send 1st humans to Mars. Here's how it could happen

Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 in part with the goal of one day establishing a city on Mars - a plan Starship prominently figures into.