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Image: Debris from the SpaceX launch streaks across the sky. Pic: Reuters Image: Pic: Reuters The flight was the seventh test run for the newly-upgraded Starship, and marked the next step in Elon ...

Starship had been shooting for a controlled entry over the Indian Ocean roughly an hour after its launch. SpaceX CEO Musk posted a video on X showing the debris field and said: "Success is ...

SpaceX loses upper part of Starship during seventh test flight Talking about the outcome of the launch, SpaceX, in a statement on X, said, "Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly ...

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.

A new version of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas on Thursday afternoon. "Starship experienced a rapid ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

SPACEX/AFP via Getty Images The “chopsticks” first and only other successful catch-and-return maneuver was demonstrated during an Oct. 13 launch. Before it imploded, the Starship was supposed ...

Mechanical arms at the Starship launch tower successfully catch the returned booster during the seventh flight test on Jan. 16. Credit: SpaceX screenshot SpaceX has faced criticism for its ...