SpaceX's Starship is back at the launch pad for its 11th flight test, hoping to duplicate the success of its August flight while adding new challenges.

SpaceX boss Elon Musk eventually hopes to use a fleet of Starship rockets to establish a permanent human colony on Mars, with the first human flights expected to take place as early as 2029, according to the tech billionaire. The latest Starship launch will be live streamed on SpaceX’s website, as well as on its official X page.

SpaceX has not yet announced a target launch date for its next Starship flight 11, but Elon Musk has previously indicated his desire to ramp up testing to one or more a month. Starship most recently got off the ground Aug. 26 from SpaceX's Starbase for its ...

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges on Starship.

If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it's going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there's the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase location along the Gulf Coast in South Texas. The building ...