(AP) - 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 the ...
While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught ...
SpaceX said the ship experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” moments after a dramatic, successful booster catch at the launchpad.
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
The last time a Starship upper stage failed was in March last year, as it was reentering Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, but rarely has a SpaceX mishap caused widespread disruptions to air t ...
The two founders jousted for years. This week, they found each other on X while their rocket companies launched missions with ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out ...
Debris from the Starship spacecraft that blew up in midair on Thursday prompted flight diversions in the area.