While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.

SpaceX has turned heads and tested boundaries with each test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket system ever constructed. And the latest mission of the nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter ...

Not so SpaceX ... its design. In November, SpaceX’s owner, Elon Musk, explained on X why the heat shield changes were vital: “The biggest technology challenge remaining for Starship is ...

While the midair explosion of the SpaceX's Starship rocket made for an unsuccessful flight test it also made for an unforgettable optical experience in the Caribbean. The launch marked the seventh ...

(This story has been updated with information on the failed Starship being spotted in the skies southeast of Florida.) The ...

SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship mega rocket on its seventh test flight Thursday, successfully "catching" the first stage booster back at its firing stand but losing its new ...

SpaceX performed the seventh test flight of the Starship rocket on Thursday, but the upper-stage uncrewed Starship spacecraft blew up in midair soon after separating from the first-stage Super ...

SpaceX's Starship prototype was lost during its seventh test flight after experiencing engine issues. The Super Heavy booster successfully landed using the "chopsticks" mechanism before the ...

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 ...

SOMETHING HAPPENED. THIS EXPLODED. DRAMATIC BREAKING NEW VIDEO AT 11 SHOWS WHAT’S LEFT OF SPACEX’S STARSHIP SPACECRAFT AFTER IT EXPLODED SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE TURKS AND ...

The postponement could also be due to an issue discovered during Friday's wet dress rehearsal, after which the Starship was destacked. SpaceX to attempt booster catch, Starlink satellite ...

With this being a test flight, and SpaceX pushing the design, it is currently unknown what this will mean for Starship launching from Cape Canaveral. The Cape Canaveral Federal Aviation ...