The Starship rocket is a key component of SpaceX's success as it aims to go public in June, valued between $1.5 and 2 trillion.

SpaceX filed documents for an initial public offering of stock May 20, revealing the company’s finances and enormous ambitions.

SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy performs a wet dress rehearsal tanking test in preparation for the 12th integrated test flight of the launch vehicle. Image: SpaceX

Ahead of a much anticipated IPO, SpaceX is carrying out a critical test of its giant, stainless steel rocket. Investors will be watching closely.

The new third-generation Starship, dubbed V3, which is larger, more powerful and a step closer to being fully reusable, is expected to launch Thursday evening.

As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, the company’s prospectus underlines how critical that vehicle is to its ambitions.

Friday’s flight could be the most pivotal test of the Starship megarocket

Today’s Starship flight test is being billed as a make-or-break mission for Elon Musk and SpaceX

SpaceX's planned Starship launch follows the company's release of its IPO prospectus, which set the stage for what's likely to be a record offering.

SpaceX plans to launch its upgraded Starship V3 rocket on May 21 from Starbase, Texas, weeks before its planned IPO. Here's what investors should watch.

SpaceX has scrubbed a launch attempt for the latest version of its Starship launch system and will now target Friday evening for a launch from the company’s Starbase.

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off Thursday's test after multiple countdown stops-and-starts.

SpaceX has already spent months testing and redesigning the Starship V3, which it described as “the most powerful launch system ever developed.”

Friday's test flight marks a major milestone for SpaceX as the company gears up to go public and to participate in NASA's Artemis III mission in 2027

SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft as Elon Musk's…

The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, SpaceX’s first V3 Starship left Pad 2 at Starbase on Friday evening. SpaceX is now preparing to go public, and a lot of its big promises hinge…

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian ocean Friday after the company performed a test flight of the latest version of the enormous rocket.

SpaceX’s first Starship Version 3 rocket takes off from Pad 2 at Starbase during the Flight 12 mission on May 22, 2026. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX launched the newest version of its Starship vehicle for the first time May 22, completing most of the test objectives planned for the suborbital flight.

SpaceX's 12th Starship test flight took place just two days after Elon Musk announced that he was taking the company public.