Exclusive: SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry

May 1, 2026

SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing its next-generation Starship rocket, according to the company’s IPO registration reviewed by Reuters, a sum that dwarfs the cost of its workhorse Falcon rocket as Elon Musk’s space company nears a ​decade trying to perfect a fully reusable launch system.