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SpaceX continues to work toward getting Starship ready for its first orbital test flight, with the company recently completing a static fire test.

The private space firm fired up 11 of Booster 7's 33 next-generation Raptor engines. An orbital launch attempt could soon be on the cards.

Billionaire Dennis Tito buys a SpaceX Starship ticker to fly around the moon to himself and his wife.

What to expect from SpaceX's November launch? The spacecraft will carry UAE's moon rover and Japan's lunar lander. More lunar visitors are expected to reach Earth's natural satellite.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon will send the first Saudi astronauts to ISS. This will allow the Gulf nation to enhance its relationship with U.S. space companies.

Recyclable spacecraft is the future to save and limit trash for launches, with the US Space Force's approval.

ESA now considers SpaceX rockets as replacements for Roscosmos' Soyuz spacecraft. Will this really happen?

The new InSight mission discovery could reveal more information about the planet's crust and the existence of water.

"NASA will intentionally crash the DART spacecraft into an asteroid to see if that is an effective way to change its course" SpaceX Tweeted.On Saturday, SpaceX announced that it has completed a static fire test and targeting November 23 as the launch date of NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). 📲 SpaceX Completes Static Fire Test, Gears Up for the Launch of Falcon 9 for Asteroid Redirect Mission.

Close Three Raptor engines for Starships third high-altitude test flight has been installed into the SN10. With pending results from the upcoming Static Fire Test, SN10 is tasked with repeating the flight of deceased SN9 and SN8. Before landing, it will attempt to utilize a different approach by flipping ahead of landing, allowing redundancy in case one Raptor suffers any issue. (Photo: Jared Krahn/ Wikimedia Commons) Starship SN10 under construction in the high bay at the build site. Meanwhil...