Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas. The engine ran for approximately 60 seconds, and SpaceX confirmed the test-firing in a post on X: "Starship completed a long duration six-engine static fire and is undergoing final preparations for the ninth flight test."

Photos and video the company shared on social media site X reveal that preparations are underway for the ninth flight test of the massive rocket. SpaceX also recently received key regulatory approval to increase the number of Starship launches from Texas ...

A new generation of space companies is thinking bigger. From kilometers-wide orbital data centers to solar power stations requiring even larger structures in space, some of the most ambitious