During the January test, two flashes occurred near one of the ship's engines shortly after booster separation. SpaceX has said strong vibrations led to fuel leaks that were too much for the ship's ...

The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday. By Katrina Miller Two NASA missions will have to wait longer for a launch aboard a single rocket.

(UPDATE) BOCA CHICA, United States — Elon Musk's SpaceX saw mixed results in the latest test launch of its Starship mega-rocket Thursday, successfully catching the massive booster but with the upper ...

The more than 400-foot Starship, powered by a super heavy booster with 33 Raptor engines, lifted off successfully at 6:30 p.m. ET from SpaceX's launchpad at its Starbase facility near Brownsville ...

But minutes later, SpaceX's live stream showed the Starship upper stage spinning in space, while a visualization of the rocket's engines showed multiple engines shut down. Then the company said it ...

Preliminary information allowed SpaceX to conclude that "an energetic event" in the vehicle's aft section led to the loss of several Raptor engines and the communication breakdown. Thursday's ...

However, live broadcast footage showed erratic movements from the front of the vehicle in space, with several engines shutting down, before SpaceX announced the loss of contact. During the live ...

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon’s contract to build an ...

As of Friday morning, the cause of the explosion is still unknown, but SpaceX reported losing communication with the rocket after launch. “Once you lose enough of those center engines ...