SpaceX, Starship and Texas

Uncrewed SpaceX Starship explodes minutes after launch from Texas
A SpaceX Starship's upper stage exploded minutes after launch from Texas on Thursday, and the rocket was declared a "loss" in the seventh test flight of the heavy-lift spacecraft. The mission was unmanned.
SpaceX Starship prototype fails in space after Texas launch
A SpaceX Starship prototype failed in space on Thursday, minutes after launching from Texas, setting back the company's speedy rocket development efforts in a mission that was expected to debut a key satellite deployment demonstration.
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.
FAA grounds SpaceX Starship launches after breakup in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's the launch of its Starship rocket as the U.S. agency oversees an investigation by the private company of the breakup after a test launch Thursday.
SpaceX postpones Starship launch from South Texas until Thursday. Here's what you need to know.
SpaceX is counting down to its seventh Starship test flight from South Texas. A 60-minute launch window opens at 4 p.m.
Starship launch: How to watch SpaceX conduct latest test of megarocket from Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license for the next Starship flight test on Dec. 17, clearing the way for SpaceX to once again launch the world's largest rocket from south Texas. Ever since, SpaceX has been rapidly preparing for the seventh overall flight test of the 400-foot-tall Starship.
SpaceX launches 2 rockets with a combined payload of 48 Starlink satellites into space
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets loaded with a combined four dozen Starlink communication satellites into space Tuesday morning from both U.S. coasts.
SpaceX launching Starship test flight from Texas this week with dummy satellites
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket is slated to launch for the seventh time on Thursday in a crucial test of its ability to carry and place satellites into orbit.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is apparently destroyed after launch test: Watch video
The uncrewed Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas.
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
The latest test of Space X's giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off from Texas on Thursday. But the Super Heavy booster managed to return to its launchpad as planned, prompting an eruption of applause from ground control teams.
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion
SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Second Booster Catch During Latest Starship Test Launch
Starship will also perform its first satellite deployment test, in addition to debuting a number of key upgrades.
SpaceX catches its Starship rocket back at the launch pad, but the spacecraft is destroyed
The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world similar to previous test ...
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 ...