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SpaceX loses contact with its Starship on 9th test flight after last 2 went down in flames
After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but ...
FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX’s latest out-of-control Starship flight
The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.
SpaceX may have solved one problem only to find more on latest Starship flight
Although the flight did not end as well as SpaceX officials hoped, the company made some tangible progress Tuesday. Most ...
SpaceX Starship rocket breaks up again after last 2 attempts ended in explosions
SpaceX's latest unmanned Starship launch experienced various hiccups on Tuesday, May 27 and eventually broke up about an hour ...
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FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap
SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an ...
In 9th flight test, SpaceX's Starship experiences 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'
After launch, an apparent propellant leak entered its suborbital trajectory left Starship spinning and mission control unable ...
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SpaceX's Ninth Starship Test Flight Delivers Mixed Results
The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and ...
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 ends in failure after booster loss: 'Success comes from what we learn'
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 fails after a booster loss and payload door malfunction, with the spacecraft falling into the ...
SpaceX to launch Starship on Flight 9 from South Texas: Here's what company is planning
SpaceX, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, is eyeing a few key objectives to prepare Starship for more frequent flights from ...
SpaceX's Starship spins out of control after flying past points of previous failures
The Starship rocket did not achieve some of its most important testing goals, bringing fresh engineering hurdles to CEO Elon ...
SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA’s moon landing timeline
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...