A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Tuesday to test a new reentry vehicle designed to deliver cargo anywhere in the world from low-Earth orbit. The company developed the new saucer-shaped reentry ...

SpaceX just launched a brand-new return capsule that it has been developing in the dark. That vehicle, called Starfall, lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket this morning (June 23), on a test mission ...

SpaceX is preparing to test Starfall, its new orbital cargo capsule that could one day be used for automated orbital labs or as depots to store military equipment in space, ready for immediate ...

SpaceX is preparing the first flight of Starfall, a reentry vehicle the company could use to manufacture pharmaceuticals and other products in space. The Starfall Demo mission is scheduled for launch ...

SpaceX has a new spacecraft, and it might already be in orbit. The company launched its secretive Starfall return capsule for the first time on June 23, lifting off aboard a Falcon 9 from Space Launch ...

Starfall is explicitly designed for mass production (like Starlink satellites), so unit costs drop sharply with volume. It is tiny compared to a Starship upper stage (~2.1 t dry mass vs. ~85–100 t), ...

This is the first of at least two Starfall demos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

SpaceX launched Starfall on Tuesday morning, June 23, 2026, putting its secretive disk-shaped cargo return capsule into low Earth orbit for the first time. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX launched its new uncrewed Starfall cargo capsule on its first test mission early Tuesday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket sent up the Starfall Demo mission from ...

SpaceX developed Starfall in secrecy and still has revealed little about the new vehicle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX ...