SpaceX to launch its Starship rocket to test how to deploy satellites in space
SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which will include a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.
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SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday. The company has an hour window, from 5 p.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, for the launch from its private "Starbase" facility near Brownsville,
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world before succumbing to the scorching heat of atmospheric reentry. In June, the fourth test flight ended with controlled splashdowns of the rocket's Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico and of Starship in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
SpaceX Starship prototype fails in space after Texas launch
A SpaceX Starship prototype failed in space on Thursday minutes after launching from its rocket facilities in Texas, cutting short a test mission that was to include a debut attempt to deploy satellites.
SpaceX Starship debris streaks across skies after midair explosion
Witnesses spotted debris from a SpaceX Starship after the spacecraft exploded midair following a test flight from south Texas.
US FAA Opens Probe Into SpaceX's Starship Explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid debris.
FAA will require SpaceX to investigate breakup of Starship rocket
The incident in which a SpaceX rocket broke up after launch demonstrates the challenges the FAA will face as the number of commercial space flights increases.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
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