Starship

Agency leader Mike Whitaker fields questions about the delayed fifth flight of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket.

The gargantuan rocket’s fifth test flight will attempt a complex booster ‘catch’ maneuver but not for at least a few months.

The four-person mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than Monday at 3:38 a.m. EDT.

The company refutes a CNBC report that cites documents from state and federal regulators alleging it violated environmental rules.

The latest wrinkle in the long-standing feud between billionaire CEOs Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk sees the former lodge a public complaint with the regulator.

It’s a momentous occasion for SpaceX as both Starship and the Super Heavy booster successfully splashed down back on Earth.

Musk’s timeline would place Starship’s fourth orbital test flight sometime in June, but SpaceX will need to wait for the FAA to wrap up its investigation.

The company proposes installing infrastructure that would support as many as 44 Starship launches annually but will first need to pass an environmental assessment.

SpaceX reveals its first-generation extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits, designed to be worn in the vacuum of space as well as the confines of a spacecraft.

According to the company’s website, customers can book missions to Earth orbit as early as this year, with flights to the International Space Station following in 2025.