SpaceX has pushed the maiden flight of its Starship V3 rocket to Wednesday, June 18, adding a day to the countdown for what would be the most powerful launch vehicle ever to leave a pad. Standing 408 feet tall according to SpaceX’s published vehicle specifications at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica,

Starship, the world's largest rocket, is about to get even bigger. On May 19, Elon Musk's SpaceX is due to launch the largest rocket its ever built.

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a single Starship 26 engine. The test demonstrated "flight-like startup for a Starship deorbit burn," according to SpaceX. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com's

Elon Musk's private space venture, SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), is valued at over $1.5 trillion as investors await its mega-IPO in 2026. ER Shares COO and chief investment strategist Eva Ados explains why her firm is calling SpaceX a "three-engine empire,

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time