The German government has contracted Polaris Spaceplanes to build and flight test a reusable hypersonic air vehicle.

The first Starship test flight of 2026 is scheduled for as soon as early March as SpaceX enters a critical year in the vehicle’s development.

Polaris will build a two-stage, horizontal take-off and fully reusable hypersonic research vehicle, featuring a linear aerospike rocket engine. German company Polaris Spaceplanes announced on Jan. 27, ...

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its massive Starship rocket from South Texas, a test that gives the company a chance to reverse a brutal few months of mishaps on the ground and in the air. The last ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas — After coming off a previous Starship test, SpaceX executed the planned 11th launch on Monday evening. The famous 397-foot-tall (121 meter) uncrewed Starship took off at 7:23 ...

STARBASE, Texas—A beehive of aerospace technicians, construction workers, and spaceflight fans descended on South Texas this weekend in advance of the next test flight of SpaceX’s gigantic Starship ...