Mr. Irving is an investigative journalist who has covered aviation and aerospace for more than 30 years.

Yes, Musk once called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme." No, that "defund the poor" post supposedly attributed to him isn't ...

Under SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's vision, humans could then land on the Red Planet in 2029, though he admitted 2031 is "more ...

The second attempt by Intuitive Machines to land on the moon and the eighth test of the SpaceX Starship, proved an old adage: ...

So far, the consequences of these failures have not been lethal. But space remains a difficult, hazardous game. Reentering ...

And while delays now plague both NASA and SpaceX, President Trump is pushing for American astronauts to set foot on Mars — a huge goal of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who also is leading Trump's Department ...

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Shares of Intuitive Machines slumped to close 22% lower on Friday after the U.S. space exploration company confirmed that its ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX had mixed results in the latest test launch of its Starship mega-rocket on Friday, successfully catching the massive booster but with the upper stage failing for the second ...

A view shows debris streaking through the sky, after SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space, in Big Sampson Kay, Bahamas, March 6, 2025. (Photo source: Reuters) SpaceX launched ...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk is aiming for Mars with Starship, the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket.Like last time, Starship had mock satellites to release once the craft reached space on this ...

Starship lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. Picture: Eric Gay/AP SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is yet to comment on the failure. Starship successfully blasted off from the Starbase ...