The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.

The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon, too

After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.

SpaceX just sent another batch of its Starlink internet satellites aloft from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 27 satellites launched the Starlink 10-32 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center today (May 28) at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT).

SpaceX's latest test flight was a failure. The company has seen mixed results after more than two years of launching test flights.

This marks the second consecutive GPS III satellite to be switched from ULA to SpaceX, following December’s launch of GPS III SV-07. ULA’s Vulcan, which received certification to launch national security missions, continues to face delays and has accumulated a backlog of military launches.

Starship 's two stages separated as planned on Flight 9, and the upper stage even reached space, which was an improvement over the giant vehicle's most recent two flights. But SpaceX ended up losing both stages before they could accomplish their full flight goals.

Musk had been hinting at the end of his role in government, and it has now been confirmed by The White House. Elon Musk has officially left US President Donald Trump’s government. Musk spent the last few days teasing his departure suggesting he would be refocusing his attention on ventures like Tesla, SpaceX, and his social media network X.

The negative impact of the billionaire’s absence and foray into politics is even clearer at his space startup than it is at Tesla.