The upcoming SpaceX flight launch follows eight flight tests, which began in 2023. The two most recent missions ended with vehicles exploding in the sky, though the spacecraft's rocket boosters successfully returned as planned.

SpaceX is targeting 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) for the 9th Starship test flight. Update May 27, 8:42 p.m. EDT (0042 GMT): SpaceX launched Flight Test 9 of its Super Heavy Starship rocket at 7:37 p.m. EDT (2337 GMT;

Fox News Digital compiled the top five most memorable moments from Elon Musk's 130-day tenure as the public face of DOGE that came to an end this week.

Since joining the Trump administration with a mandate to shrink government, Elon Musk – the world's richest man, and a key funder of Donald Trump's run for office – led his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fire workers,