Starship’s path to reusability looks murky after SpaceX’s S-1

May 26, 2026 Tim Fernholz

SpaceX's recent IPO and Starship rocket test flight delivered two big data points that offer a realistic vision for the coming years — and one that may disappoint both the company's boosters and its critics.

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