SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities.

SpaceX mission control in Texas lost contact with Starship eight minutes into flight after it separated in space from its Super Heavy first stage booster. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on ...

A SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship rocket stands poised for launch on the program's seventh test flight at the company's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight facility. / Credit: SpaceX The New ...

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.Credit: AP Video showed orange balls of light streaking across the sky over the Haitian capital of ...

The Starship rocket lifted off at 5:38 pm EST, carrying out SpaceX's first test flight of the year. Follow Us Trending Photos SpaceX's Starship rocket was destroyed during its seventh test flight on ...

SpaceX's latest test flight experienced more issues on Thursday as its Starship rocket broke up over the Gulf of Mexico, forcing commercial airlines to divert their routes to avoid falling debris. The ...

SpaceX mission control lost contact with the newly upgraded Starship, carrying its first test payload of mock satellites ... avoid potential debris, based on flight records from tracking website ...

According to a report from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General, "In 2025, SpaceX plans to undertake a long-duration flight test and a propellant transfer flight test." The success of NASA's ...

“It’s a flight test. It’s an experimental vehicle.” The last data received from the spacecraft indicated an altitude of 90 miles (146 kilometres) and a velocity of 13,245 mph (21,317 kph).

Photo: Eric Gay/Associated Press An uncrewed vehicle operated by SpaceX exploded during a test flight on Thursday, temporarily disrupting air travel as pieces of it streaked across the sky.

Teams will continue reviewing the data from today’s flight test to better understand the root cause. In a test like this, success depends on what we learn, and today’s flight will help improve ...

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities.