SpaceX aims to launch the 10th test flight of Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, about three weeks from now, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via X on Monday (July 14).

How SpaceX Is Funding Starship. SpaceX’s Starship program, poised to revolutionize space travel with its fully reusable design and Mars ambitions, remains a massive financial undertaking.

The new Starship design is slightly taller than the version of Starship that SpaceX flew in 2023 and 2024. It has an improved heat shield to better withstand the extreme heat of atmospheric reentry.