The flight marks the start of a series of tests for the Gen 6, which is currently being evaluated for type certification.

Generation 6 is intended for commercial use, with planned launch markets including Houston, Los Angeles and Miami.

Nearly three months have elapsed since SpaceX last conducted a flight test for a vehicle that billionaire Elon Musk has hoped to begin launching more often. Progress has stymied in 2025 as Starship ...

• SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster tonight. Both achieved successful splashdowns on opposite sides of the world during the roughly ...

Archer has released video footage of the first flight of its Midnight eVTOL with a pilot at the controls, though the aircraft rolled down a runway to take off rather than using its rotors to lift it ...

Starship got off the ground right on time at 7:30 p.m. ET from SpaceX's sprawling Starbase – the complex that doubles as a Texas city and the company's headquarters near the U.S-Mexico border. The ...

Archer Aviation has moved to the next stage of flight testing of its Midnight prototype, carrying out piloted conventional take-off and landing operations with the all-electric aircraft. During the ...

Airbus has developed a flight-computer software update for A380s after a training flight incident in which two engines received an erroneous thrust roll-back command just after take-off. The incident ...

SpaceX had not experienced much success with the Block 2 version of Starship since its introduction earlier this year. What was intended to usher in a new era for the program, including a possible ...