SpaceX's Latest Starship Exploding on Launch Is a Grim Setback for the Company
X has run into serious issues trying to get a prototype upper stage of its Starship to launch into orbit, then make a soft landing.
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a 'minor setback'
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What's next for SpaceX Starship, following Thursday explosion? Musk says more testing
The SpaceX Starship explosion that occurred on Thursday night is the second this year. Here's what happens next.
SpaceX Starship loses control and explodes
SpaceX Starship 8 loses control and explodes after launch. A witness recounts what he saw.
US FAA says 240 flights disrupted by explosion of Musk's SpaceX Starship
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the previous day's explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with space debris concerns requiring more than two dozen of those planes to divert.
FAA begins investigation into SpaceX's Starship after explosion
FAA investigators working to figure out what caused the SpaceX spacecraft to break into pieces shortly after liftoff on Thursday night. NBC’s Marissa Parra reports for Saturday TODAY.
Astronauts watch SpaceX's Starship explode in space during flight test
"We saw the Starship 8 breakup in the upper atmosphere and fall back to earth from the ISS," said Pettit, known for his photography from the lofty perch. Starship, a 400-foot-tall
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.
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William Ray Lucas, ex-director of NASA center that shouldered much of the blame of Challenger explosion, dead at 102
William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in ...
SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
SpaceX has blown up another Starship mega rocket on a test flight. Nearly two months since the last explosion, SpaceX ...
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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in ...
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US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
The Space Force's unmanned X-37B blasted into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission.
How NASA’s hot rod Pontiac helped design the space shuttle
Facing unprecedented heat during returns through the atmosphere, simplicity was the order of the day for the shuttle, as ...
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William R. Lucas, NASA official blamed in Challenger disaster, dies at 102
Lucas, a NASA rocket scientist who ... part of the blame for the 1986 explosion that killed all seven crew members aboard the Challenger space shuttle, died Feb. 10 at his home in Huntsville ...