Tuesday evening marked the third straight such occurrence when, in separate incidents, both the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket exploded before returning to the surface following a ...

The rocket and spacecraft lifted off the launchpad at 8 a.m. ET, with the Super Heavy booster igniting all 33 of its engines.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, U.S., May 27, 2025. Joe Skipper / REUTERS ...

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, U.S., May 27, 2025.

The Super Heavy booster successfully separated and was caught by the launch tower in Texas for a third time. Starship reached space, but eight minutes into the flight, the ship lost multiple ...