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SpaceX Starship’s Explosion Sparks FAA Investigation and Reports of Property Damage
Debris from the rocket's upper stage may have caused property damage, prompting an investigation into Starship's "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early this morning (Jan. 21), five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 GMT).
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.
SpaceX’s fiery Starship explosion put on a fantastic show but delayed and diverted flights
Falling debris from the SpaceX Starship explosion yesterday created what looked like a meteor shower, or a colorful fireworks show based on videos shared by people in the area, but it also delayed flights.
SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test Flight, Sending Airlines Scrambling to Divert Flights
The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by spectators on the ground.
Incredible Videos Show SpaceX's Flight 7 Starship Exploding In Sky
Dramatic footage showing streaks of light zipping across the sky surfaced online following Elon Musk's Starship explosion over the Atlantic Ocean.
Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded
James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight test disintegrating above the Atlantic Ocean
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with nearly two dozen Starlink communication satellites into space early Tuesday from Florida.
FAA grounds SpaceX flights after Starship explosion probe
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended SpaceX rocket flights following the explosion of the upper stage of the Starship/Super Heavy. An investigation is necessary due to the space debris that fell to Earth after the explosion.
SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights
SpaceX pulled off its “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy rocket booster but lost the Starship spacecraft on Thursday during ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Test-Launch Of Starship Ends In ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’
SpaceX launched Starship on Thursday for a seventh test flight, after weather concerns pushed back an experiment that will ...
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Nuclear Thermal Rockets Versus SpaceX Starship
Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...
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SpaceX to begin beta testing Direct-to-Cell Starlink satellites
SpaceX is preparing to beta test direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, which will connect anyone with a phone to cellular service anywhere in the world.
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SpaceX Heads Back To The Drawing Board For Starship’s Upper Stage
The rocket company’s effort to demonstrate payload deployment, land its upper stage and potentially achieve spaceship-to-spaceship fuel transfer this year had an inauspicious start when the Starship ...
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400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone
The rest of the 400 landings have come courtesy of SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy, whose first stage consists of three modified Falcon 9 boosters. (The Heavy can notch three landings on a single ...
SpaceX’s Lost Starship In 7th Test Echos NASA Setbacks In Space Race I
While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its new Starship in a flight test, the futuristic spacecraft presages a spaceflight revolution, says a leading U.S. space scholar.
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Florida couple claims to find 'Starship' rocket debris while vacationing in Turks and Caicos
Pieces of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket are washing ashore after the latest test flight exploded over Turks and Caicos.