23 May 2026
SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
Fireball SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit. A spacecraft deployed from Starship captured this view of the vehicle in darkness over the South Atlantic Ocean. Credit: SpaceX
Stephen Clark
2026
23 May 2026
SpaceX’s third-generation Starship, which NASA may use to put astronauts on the moon, makes debut
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press
2026
23 May 2026
SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet
SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket launches on a test flight from Starbase, Texas on May 22, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX Starship's massive V3 launch looked incredible. Starship launch blasted off on Friday (May 22) from SpaceX's Starbase test site in South Texas, at 6:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. local time or 2230 GMT). The massive ship made a sojourn in suborbital space before both the Starship…
Elizabeth Howell
2026
23 May 2026
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida will kick off Memorial Day
SpaceX plans to kick off Memorial Day with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, delivering more Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
Brooke Edwards, Florida Today
2026
23 May 2026
Why Is SpaceX Launching History’s Biggest Rocket During A Fuel Crisis?
The SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025. SpaceX mission control lost contact with the upper stage of Starship as it leaked fuel, spun out of control, and made an uncontrolled reentry after flying halfway around the world, likely disintegrating over the Indian Ocean, officials said.
Jamie Carter
2026
23 May 2026
The SpaceX IPO Reveals What Really Happened to Twitter
Where is the X in SpaceX? By John Herrman , a tech columnist at Intelligencer Formerly, he was a reporter and critic at the New York Times and co-editor of The Awl.
John Herrman
2026
23 May 2026
From launch to landing, 1st Starship launch of 2026 appears a success
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket for the first time in 2026 on a largely successful mission. Here's what happened.
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY
2026
23 May 2026
SpaceX Starship V3's First Test Flight Was Largely Successful
The launch vehicle lost some engines, but it was still able to achieve most of its goals. SpaceX SpaceX has flown Starship V3 for the first time in a test flight that met most of its goals.
Mariella Moon
2026
23 May 2026
Elon Musk’s baby mama claims he used ‘space technology’ in 2024 election
St. Clair alleged Musk spoke of “10,000 lasers in space” tied to satellites.
Wonderwall.com Editors
2026
