Elon Musk celebrated Starship's explosive launch last week, writing on X that "entertainment is guaranteed." For some pilots and passengers, it was anything but entertaining. On Thursday, the ...

What happens now? The second stage of the rocket is now gliding through orbit, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. In a short while, the rocket's upper stage will orient itself down towards ...

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U.S. grounded SpaceX Starship test flights after explosion mishap. Photo of Starship test flight 2 launch. Credit: Osunpokeh CC BY-SA 4.0 The US has grounded SpaceX’s Starship rocket while an ...

For years, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has expected failure. The company expects rockets to explode, Musk once told podcaster Joe Rogan, because “this is a test program.” “It’s weird if it doesn ...

For years, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has expected failure. The company expects rockets to explode, Musk once told podcaster Joe Rogan, because “this is a test program.” “It’s weird if it doesn’t explode, ...

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, a major setback in the company’s ambitious mission to build a next-generation spacecraft. The rocket, which was carrying ...

The mission, intended to push the boundaries of reusable spacecraft technology, ended abruptly when the rocket exploded just minutes after liftoff. The launch from SpaceX’s South Texas facility ...

Flights across the Caribbean were hastily diverted on Thursday following the explosion of a rocket built by Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. The chaos was revealed in flight tracking data and audio ...