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News Articles: starship

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

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SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket but lost contact minutes into the test flight.

March 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX's mega Starship rocket upon its return during a test flight on Sunday, over Boca Chica, Texas.

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  • Space

SpaceX rocket booster successfully 'caught' on first attempt during flight test

SpaceX conducted its fifth flight test of Starship, its most powerful spacecraft.

October 14, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
The third test flight of Starship is set to launch Thursday March 14 at around 8AM.

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  • Space

Third time is the charm for Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket.

The rocket is the largest ever built. It has yet to complete a full test flight, but the third time might be the charm.

March 14, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • Space

A 'successful failure': SpaceX's Starship achieves liftoff, loses contact mid-flight

The rocket cleared the launchpad and separated from its booster, surpassing the first attempt. But minutes later, controllers lost contact with the vehicle.

November 18, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Four minutes into its flight, it exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • Space

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?

Getting Starship off the ground is costing the commercial spaceflight company billions of dollars at a time when money is tight. Some analysts think more funding will be needed.

May 05, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Spectators watch from South Padre Island, Texas, as the SpaceX Starship launches on Thursday. It exploded several minutes later.

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  • Space

Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded

Experts say Thursday's flight wasn't supposed to have gone off without a hitch, and still offers SpaceX valuable data. A space industry analyst explains why it was so significant.

April 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
SpaceX's massive rocket, Starship, exploded in the air four minutes after launching in Boca Chica, Texas on Thursday.

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  • Space

SpaceX's massive rocket Starship explodes 4 minutes after liftoff

The monster-sized, stainless steel, uncrewed spacecraft cleared the launch tower but failed to separate from its booster, spinning in the air before succumbing to a blast of flames.

April 20, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Ayana Archie
SpaceX postponed plans to test the world's largest rocket on Monday after noting a frozen pressure valve.

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  • Space

SpaceX scraps Starship launch at the last minute due to frozen valve

The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel Starship could one day shuttle humans to the moon. But getting the rocket to fly is no easy feat, and it'll be 48 hours until the team can try again, SpaceX said.

April 17, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Geoff Brumfiel
At nearly 400 feet tall, Starship is the largest rocket to ever fly. SpaceX hopes it can become a vehicle for interplanetary travel.

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  • Space

SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship'

Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.

April 16, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel

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