The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.

Elon Musk’s latest space maneuvers hint at far more than exploration; confidential planning documents, rapid development timelines, and off-the-record NASA coordination suggest an aggressive push for lunar dominance.

The next phase of testing is set to begin for NASA's crewed Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon, the administration announced Thursday, and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars.

NASA has announced the assignments for its SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for no earlier than July.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who lived at the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days following the failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule, have recovered from their lengthy lack of gravity.

SpaceX has faced criticism for its previous Starship test failures. Its executives insist that building fast, destroying expensive hardware, and learning quickly from mistakes are all part of the company's philosophy — in stark contrast with NASA 's much slower approach.

A SpaceX vehicle that has spent about a month docked at the International Space Station on a resupply mission is due to depart Thursday, May 22.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in March after being stuck on the International Space Station for more than nine months due to a bungled test flight