Its successors will be even bigger and more powerful. In a livestreamed Starship update this past May, Musk said that the next iteration, V3, will be 408 feet (124.4 m) tall. One of his slides also depicted a variant described as "Future Starship," which will tower at a whopping 466 feet (142 m).

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday launched its giant Starship rocket for a tenth test flight aiming to overcome development setbacks and clinch long-sought technical milestones key to the Mars rocket's re...

"Congratulations to @SpaceX for a successful launch and splashdown of Starship! This brings America one critical step closer to returning to the Moon and reaching Mars," wrote Rep. Mike Haridopolos o...