NBC News May 17, 2026 • 11:30

For SpaceX, the stakes of next week’s Starship rocket test flight are sky-high - NBC News

By Denise Chow

SpaceX plans to launch a new version of its Starship rocket — a prototype of the system that NASA hopes will carry its astronauts to the moon — on Tuesday.

SpaceX plans to launch an updated version of its Starship megarocket a new prototype of the system that NASA hopes will carry its astronauts to the moon in two years on a critical test flight Tuesday… [+5158 chars]

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For SpaceX, the stakes of next week’s Starship rocket test flight are sky-high - NBC News

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