SpaceX loses its Starship rocket in test flight but catches its booster after launch
SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which will include a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.
Why Messy Rocket Launches From SpaceX and Blue Origin Are Actually Good News
Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world before succumbing to the scorching heat of atmospheric reentry. In June, the fourth test flight ended with controlled splashdowns of the rocket's Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico and of Starship in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX's Starship rocket breaks up after launch, flights divert after FAA debris warning
SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the uncrewed upper stage of the rocket that continues on into space. "We can confirm that we did lose the ship,
SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space
SpaceX caught the Starship rocket's Super Heavy booster for a second time, after it launched the upper stage into space on Thursday during a seventh test
Debris Rains From Space After SpaceX’s Starship Is Lost in Flight
While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.
SpaceX Starship debris streaks across skies after midair explosion
Witnesses spotted debris from a SpaceX Starship after the spacecraft exploded midair following a test flight from south Texas.
US FAA Opens Probe Into SpaceX's Starship Explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid debris.
FAA will require SpaceX to investigate breakup of Starship rocket
The incident in which a SpaceX rocket broke up after launch demonstrates the challenges the FAA will face as the number of commercial space flights increases.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test ...
Watch Blue Origin count down to the first orbital launch of its huge New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin will try, try again to launch its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time — if the Florida ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...
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Do the Space Launch System and Orion have a future under the Trump administration?
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