SpaceX scrubbed the first launch of its third-generation Starship rocket system from its Starbase headquarters in Texas on Thursday, delaying a high-stakes test of Elon Musk's upgraded vehicle as the company moves toward a potentially record-setting public listing.

In late May 2026, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a batch of Starlink internet satellites. Roughly eight and a half minutes later, the first-stage booster,

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SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight that saw it eventually crash down into the Indian Ocean as planned.

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In addition to rocket companies that launch payloads into orbit, others in the sector develop satellites and vehicles or provide space-based services like communications or imagery.

SpaceX's IPO, expected on June 12, could mark the largest float in history.