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FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.
SpaceX Starship Flight 7 launch: Live updates
By Tariq Malik last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.
SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.
Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)
By Brett Tingley, Mike Wall published
The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.
SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.
Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says
By Andrew Jones published
The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.
What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test today?
By Tariq Malik last updated
SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).
What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?
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