The uncrewed Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas.

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 ...

That will set the stage for the Super Heavy-Starship launch from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility at 5 p.m. EST, weather permitting. The Super Heavy-Starship is ...

SpaceX is also flying rudimentary catch fittings on Starship to test their thermal performance on reentry. The ship will fly a more demanding trajectory during descent to probe the structural limits ...

SpaceX must complete the investigation and put in place any required corrective actions before the FAA will issue a new launch license for Starship. Thursday’s test flight was to include ...

SpaceX's Starship megarocket could finally be flying on its first flight test of the year as soon as Thursday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license for the next ...

Elon Musk said a leak above the ship's engine firewall may have occurred. SpaceX conducted the seventh flight test of its Starship launch vehicle on Thursday, which the company called "the most ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. SpaceX is set to launch its Starship craft on Thursday, 16 January, after weather delayed its critical test of the world’s biggest rocket.

SpaceX is making final preparations for the seventh launch of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to fly. “The upcoming flight test will launch a new generation ship with significant ...

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 is gearing up for the seventh test flight of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to launch. At the current time, the Elon Musk-led spaceflight company is targeting liftoff for the ...