SpaceX is due to launch its Starship megarocket for the first time in months in what could be the most critical test of the vehicle yet from Texas.

SpaceX will debut a new version of its Starship rocket for its 12th flight test May 19 from its Starbase headquarters in South Texas.

US pension funds controlling more than $1tn (£740bn) of investments have raised concerns about the “extreme” levels of control Elon Musk will exert on SpaceX after the rocket business goes public.

Louisiana’s new aerospace laws mimic those passed in Texas, and local rumors point to possible SpaceX expansion along the Gulf Coast.

Baron Capital's Ron Baron thinks Elon Musk's SpaceX could eventually be "the largest company on the planet" with a market capitalization of $30 trillion.

SpaceX's advanced new "V3" Starship megarocket will fly for the first time ever next week, and do something never seen before on a Starship mission.