China aims to put its astronauts on the moon by 2030. For NASA to get back there first, it needs SpaceX to quickly complete its Starship rocket — but it faces major hurdles.

Floridians may have to wait to see a Starship launch from the state, but SpaceX will provide a livestream of the Oct. 13, 2025, flight test in Texas.

NASA may drop SpaceX and choose a different contractor for the Artemis III moon landing, as delays mount with SpaceX's Starship vehicle. NASA chief Sean Duffy emphasised the urgency of returning humans to the moon before China and indicated plans to open the contract for competition.

The 11th flight of the most powerful rocket ever built will stress-test the heat shield of the upper-stage Ship spacecraft, demonstrate maneuvers that will mimic the upper stage’s final approach for a future return to the launch site, and gather data for the improvement of the rocket’s design and performance.

SpaceX’s Starship is set to make its 11th test flight Monday afternoon. The launch is scheduled during a 75-minute window that begins at 7:15 p.m. ET, according to the SpaceX website. Starship will lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in Texas. LiveNOW from FOX will live stream the launch. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET.

SpaceX's Starship rocket completed its 11th test flight, successfully deploying mock satellites before splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX's upper-stage spacecraft made a soft, controlled landing on water at the end of its 11th test flight on Monday.

WASHINGTON — SpaceX is preparing for its final Starship launch of the year Monday night, as the company continues testing the powerful rocket system designed to carry astronauts to the moon and, eventually, Mars.

SpaceX’s massive Starship is set for its latest test flight today [October 13th], its eleventh, in the early evening Texas (CT) time. The mega-rocket is liste

Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas Monday night. Many looking in the skies over Northeast Florida could see it,