SpaceX reveals next Starship launch date
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May 12 (Reuters) - SpaceX is scouting potential U.S. and overseas locations to build "spaceports", CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Tuesday, as the company prepares for a future in which its massive Starship rocket could launch thousands of times a year.
SpaceX just revealed that it's on the hunt for additional launch sites for its Starship megarocket, eyeing locations both inside and beyond the United States.
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SpaceX fires all 33 Raptor 3 engines on the first Starship V3 booster — the most powerful rocket ever ignited targets mid-May launch
BOCA CHICA, Texas — SpaceX shook the South Texas coastline in May 2026 when it lit all 33 Raptor 3 engines on the first Starship V3 Super Heavy booster, producing what the company says is the most powerful rocket ignition in history.
Louisiana’s new aerospace laws mimicking those passed in Texas and local rumors point to possible SpaceX expansion along the Gulf Coast.