What happens now? The second stage of the rocket is now gliding through orbit, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. In a short while, the rocket's upper stage will orient itself down towards ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suspects a fire is to blame for his 400-foot-tall Starship imploding in space after launching from Texas — sending trails of flaming debris raining down near the Caribbean.

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to investigate what went wrong on their respective mega-rocket test flights this week.

(Bloomberg) -- SpaceX lost its Starship rocket during its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the company had made steady progress during its test flight campaign for the vehicle.

This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said Starship ...

The more than 400-foot rocket, powered by 33 Raptor engines, appeared to lift off successfully at 4:37 p.m. CT from SpaceX's launchpad at its Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas. But minutes ...

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday — and carried a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine ...

The first test flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket could have major implications for long-term economics of the space industry, say experts. Back To Top ...

Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday, lighting up a cloudy overnight sky as it climbed away from Cape ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Miguel J. Rodríguez Carrillo/Getty Images “Today marks a new era for Blue Origin and for commercial space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the ...