While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is collaborating with SpaceX and other authorities to verify reports of damage ...

It was a routine flight for the rotorcraft, which had proved that powered, controlled flight was possible on another planet, ...

While SpaceX is not the sole new launch company, it has set the pace for reducing the cost and increasing the reliability of space launches.