To fulfill its promise of reaching the Moon and Mars, SpaceX needs a really big rocket. Like, really big. The latest version ...

SpaceX on Tuesday rolled out the rocket booster that the company plans to use to launch the first Starship orbital flight, and Elon Musk shared photos of the enormous vehicle. Musk's company has ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the ...

With the Raptor engine, SpaceX reimagined how rockets work—swapping kerosene for methane, adding dual cryogenic turbopumps, and implementing a full-flow staged combustion cycle never before flown in ...

Rocket engines haven’t changed much in decades - until SpaceX built the Raptor. In this video, we break down how SpaceX reinvented the rocket engine, why it’s different, and how it could power the ...

SpaceX hasn't officially announced a target launch date, but the company did fire the upper stage vehicle's six Raptor engines for about 60 seconds on Monday. The impending launch would be the third ...

This was CNBC's live blog covering SpaceX's orbital launch attempt of its Starship rocket on Thursday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Elon Musk's SpaceX on ...