Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

SpaceX mission control in Texas lost contact with Starship eight minutes into flight after it separated in space from its Super Heavy first stage booster. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on ...

Follow Us Trending Photos SpaceX's Starship rocket was destroyed during its seventh test flight on Thursday, marking another setback for the ambitious space company. The launch, which took place at ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, the ‘Ship’ is primarily the upper stage that is designed to carry payloads into space. Earlier, the Starship rocket’s sixth test flight took place in November. This flight gained ...

The seventh flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle did not go as many had hoped. Multiple videos began circulating on social media showing debris from the spacecraft falling from the sky.

It may be similar to the method NASA’s Space Shuttle used to unleash spacecraft. SpaceX said the satellite simulators used on today’s flight will be “similar in size and weight” to the ...

Today's catch was the second such snag for SpaceX, which first pulled off the feat in October on Starship Flight 5. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky ...

Losing the Block 2 Starship on its debut flight was not the optimal outcome. But SpaceX still managed to make significant progress on Flight 7. In October, SpaceX made history by snaring the ...

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has broken up mid-flight, forcing airlines to divert ... slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling, the aviation regulator ...

SpaceX conducted the seventh flight test of its Starship launch vehicle ... with the Starship as it broke up while heading into space. The more than 400-foot rocket, powered by 33 Raptor engines ...

Space X's seventh Starship test flight was 'destroyed' less than ten minutes after its launch, as Elon Musk continues his quest to reach Mars. The uncrewed test flight was Musk's latest attempt ...