WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling ...

Listen to Story Starship exploded over the Caribbean as it reentered the atmosphere. Minutes after it launched to space SpaceX's Starship spacecraft experienced a catastrophic failure on January 16, ...

The largest rocket to ever fly exploded in midair Thursday evening, forcing multiple aircraft to change course in order to dodge the falling debris. SpaceX’s Starship—which towers more than ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super Heavy booster at its launch site — a ...

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 spacecraft’s ...

SpaceX's latest flight test of its colossal Starship vehicle turned out to be an explosive one – literally. While the launch ended with one major accomplishment – the second-ever successful ...

The last time a Starship upper stage failed was in March last year, as it was reentering Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh ...

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 ...

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX succeeded on Thursday in catching the booster for its Starship mega rocket for the second time. But the flight was not a complete success, as the rocket itself ...

SpaceX on Thursday said that its Starship rocket broke up mid-flight spreading debris all around. The malfunction took place when the tests were being conducted to see the mega-rocket’s capabilities.

Starship prototype fails after launch from Texas, forces airlines to alter course Upper stage anomaly leads to loss of Starship Super Heavy booster successfully returns to launchpad Starship had ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket is pictured after launching as seen from South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. January 16, 2025. [Photo: Reuters/Gabriel V. Cardenas] A SpaceX Starship rocket broke ...