SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry
SpaceX has spent over $15 billion developing its Starship rocket, according to the company's IPO registration reviewed by Reuters. The company aims to begin launching its latest generation of Starlink satellites on Starship in the second half of 2026.
SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing its next-generation Starship rocket. The company is nearing a decade trying to perfect a fully reusable launch system. Starship is central to Elon Musk's ambitions to launch larger batches of Starlink satellites, carry humans to the moon and Mars, and deploy thousands of artificial intelligence computing satellites. SpaceX devoted $3 billion to research and development in 2025 for its space segment, all of which went to the Starship program. The company has conducted 11 Starship test flights since 2023, producing both failures and advances. SpaceX aims to begin launching its latest generation of Starlink satellites on Starship in the second half of 2026.
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