SpaceX’s development of Starship marks a pivotal step in realizing Elon Musk’s long-standing ambition to colonize Mars. Exploring the motivations behind this audacious project and the technological ...

There are substantial technical, political, and financial obstacles to starting the colonization of Mars within the next few decades. SpaceX is farther along than most toward this ambitious goal.

SpaceX is about to launch the ninth test of its huge Starship system, which the company believes will drive down costs to reach space and help make human life multiplanetary.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday detailed his vision for Starship production going forward to enable landing people on Mars. What Happened: SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle, composed of the starship ...