Still, some challenges need to be worked out for companies eying the unique manufacturing process. For SpaceX, its plans involve the Starship rocket, which has faced setbacks in recent months following its recent explosion on a test stand at its Texas facilities and previous launches similarly meeting a fiery end.

The SpaceX program is still in the early stages of development and the plans could change. The effort is highly reliant on the operational ability of Starship, which has been plagued by a string of explosive failures over its last several test flights.

SpaceX has been moving at a breakneck pace, and rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost 6x higher than the average, data reveals.

SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's tenth test flight in early August, as confirmed by Elon Musk on July 14, 2025. Despite a recent upper-stage explos

A SpaceX desenvolve um programa de uso do gigantesco foguete Starship para criar produtos comerciais no espaço. Isto potencialmente abre uma nova linha de negócios para a startup privada mais valiosa do mundo,

The late-night explosion at SpaceX's rocket development complex in Starbase, Texas, destroyed the bullet-shaped upper stage that was slated to launch on the next Starship test flight. The powerful blast set off fires around SpaceX's Massey's Test Site, located a few miles from the company's Starship factory and launch pads.

A SpaceX Starship exploded at the company's Starbase launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball. Video shows the explosion, which SpaceX said occurred as the Starship was preparing for an engine test firing. The Starship "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase," the company said in a post on X.

SpaceX Starship exploded in a fiery blaze during a routine engine test near Boca, Chica, Texas, about 180 miles from Corpus Christi. What happened?

SpaceX's Starship exploded for the most recent time earlier in June at Starbase. Now, Mexico is threatening legal action for potential pollution.

Network update reports median 25 ms latency – in the US – as capacity rockets upwards Elon Musk’s space broadband service Starlink has hinted that Elon Musk’s Starship will be ready for commercial flights in 2026.