World's largest rocket launches on new test flight

Starship V3 takes flight for the first time from SpaceX's Starbase in Texas.

Starship V3 takes flight for the first time.

SpaceX Starship delivers 45-ton payload simulator, heat shield survives. Major technical achievement; FAA may investigate booster performance as mishap.

Starship delivered 45 tons of payload simulator and the heat shield survived. This is a major technical achievement. It remains to be seen if the FAA will classify the booster performance as a 'mishap' requiring an investigation.

China to launch Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship on Sunday from Jiuquan. The China Manned Space Agency announced Saturday the mission will launch at 11:08 p.m. Beijing Time.

China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship is scheduled to launch on Sunday at 11:08 p.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday.

Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying selected as payload specialist for Shenzhou-23 mission, China Manned Space Agency says.

Lai Ka-ying, the first astronaut from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, has been selected as a payload specialist for the Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday.