Elon Musk stated in April 2023 that SpaceX expected to spend about $2 billion on Starship development in 2023. [241][242] In a 2024 response to a lawsuit, SpaceX stated that the cost of the Starship program was approximately $4 million per day. [243]: 25–26 Adding that any day of delay to the Starship program represented a loss of $100,000 ...

Starship is the fully reusable spacecraft and second stage of the Starship system. The vehicle comes in several different configurations, offers an integrated payload section and is capable of carrying crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Jan 16, 2025 · SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft’s six engines appeared to shut down one by one, with contact lost just 8 1/2 minutes into the flight.

Sep 8, 2024 · SpaceX plans to start launching uncrewed Mars missions with its Starship megarocket in 2026 and crewed flights to the Red Planet two years after that, Elon Musk said.

Oct 13, 2024 · Elon Musk’s Starship rocket has completed a world first after part of it was captured on its return to the launch pad. The SpaceX vehicle's lower half manoeuvred back beside its launch tower...

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, estimated in a tweet that eight launches would be needed to completely refuel a Starship in low Earth orbit, enabling it to travel onwards.

Jun 6, 2024 · Elon Musk's mammoth new rocket system has returned to Earth in a groundbreaking fourth test flight that culminated in a first-ever soft ocean landing for the Starship vehicle.

Jun 6, 2024 · Standing nearly 400 feet tall when stacked on top of its "Super Heavy" booster, Starship is larger than even the Saturn V rockets that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon. The...

Oct 12, 2024 · Elon Musk wants his new rocket to revolutionise spaceflight. And that rocket, Starship, is now the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever built. It’s also designed to be fully and rapidly...

Mar 14, 2024 · For Elon Musk, Starship is key to his Starlink project which is establishing a global network of broadband internet satellites. The current count in orbit is more than 5,500. The new rocket will...