SpaceX wants to eventually return and reuse the entire 400-foot Starship. Full-scale recycling would drive down the cost of ...

but Starship will have to refuel in orbit. SpaceX stacked the two stages for the first time in the summer of 2021 and launched the full stack in April 2023. That first test was followed by six ...

Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The catch was called off just four minutes into the test flight from Texas for safety reasons, and the ...