The explosion of the SpaceX Starship rocket over the Caribbean Islands forced flight delays and diversions and may have caused property damage below.
The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth “as soon as possible.” NASA said it would do that “as soon as practical.”
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX on Wednesday will launch a military communications satellite from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket will launch Hisdesat’s SpainSat NG I mission from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX says a fire might have caused its Starship to break during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall.
Falling debris from the SpaceX Starship explosion yesterday created what looked like a meteor shower, or a colorful fireworks show based on videos shared by people in the area, but it also delayed flights.
Residents across Southern California were dazzled by a SpaceX launch that briefly illuminated the skyline, early Thursday morning.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded SpaceX’s Starship on Friday following its spectacular disintegration during a test mission over the Caribbean. Elon Musk’s
A SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base caught the attention of many as it was seen across Southern California Friday morning.
Southern California residents who were looking up at the skies early Friday were treated to a dazzling display as SpaceX launched 23 satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
The rocket company’s effort to demonstrate payload deployment, land its upper stage and potentially achieve spaceship-to-spaceship fuel transfer this year had an inauspicious start when the Starship system suffered a setback during the Jan. 16 flight. Minutes after launch, the Block 2 upper stage broke up when a fire developed in the aft section.
Just 11 seconds before liftoff, the launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 was postponed after officials feared a plane had strayed into its restricted airspace.
SpaceX is planning for an overnight launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast, according to a news release.