The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket reversed how space launches traditionally fare: The first stage concluded the mission intact while the second stage finished it in pieces.

The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by ...

Two minutes and 40 seconds after liftoff, the Super Heavy fell away and the Starship continued the climb to space on the power of its six Raptor engines. The booster, meanwhile, flipped around, ...

the Super Heavy fell away and the Starship continued the climb to space on the power of its six Raptor engines. The booster, meanwhile, flipped around, re-ignited several engines to reverse course ...

SpaceX plans to launch the seventh full-scale test flight of its massive Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket Thursday ...

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SpaceX's Starship prototype was lost during its seventh test flight after experiencing engine issues. The Super Heavy booster successfully landed using the "chopsticks" mechanism before the ...

SpaceX has turned heads and tested boundaries with each test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket system ever constructed. And the latest mission of the nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter ...