It was due to make a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean roughly an hour after its launch from Texas. The mission was SpaceX's seventh Starship test since 2023 in Musk's multibillion-dollar ...

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.

The Starship upper stage, 2 meters (6.56 feet) taller than previous versions, was a "new generation ship with significant upgrades," SpaceX said in a mission description prior to the test. It was due ...

Today's launch was the latest in a series of test flights of the largest rocket in the world with the emphasis this time on flying a new generation of the Starship second stage as well as multiple ...

A SpaceX Starship prototype failed after a launch from Texas, despite reaching space and attempting to deploy mock satellites. The Super Heavy booster successfully returned to its launchpad, marking ...

SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket has stumbled on the road to commercial use. On Thursday, it unexpectedly dropped out of communications and exploded as it screamed toward space for its seventh flight.

16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship booster returns to the launch pad during a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ...

During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, allowing it to grab the booster. Despite the successful catch ...

13 launch. Before it imploded, the Starship was supposed to zoom across the Gulf of Mexico and release 10 dummy satellites as practice before it would self-destruct in the Indian Ocean.

(Photo: Reuters) Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is scheduled to launch seventh test flight of Starship on Thursday. The test flight will test several new upgrades to Starship that are critical to space ...

Telemetry from the Starship froze eight minutes and 27 seconds after launch following unexpected engine shutdowns or failures. SpaceX later confirmed the ship's destruction in a posting on X ...

Falling debris from the destroyed Starship briefly delayed airline traffic out of Miami, Florida, federal officials said. Telemetry from the Starship froze eight minutes and 27 seconds after launch ...