SpaceX’s Starship completed its ninth integrated flight test (IFT-9) on May 27, 2025, as it moves closer to full reusability.

The giant explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Starship vehicle on the test stand this week was likely caused by the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank, the company said.

The late-night explosion at SpaceX's rocket development complex in Starbase, Texas, destroyed the bullet-shaped upper stage ...

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded ahead of an engine test late Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the South Texas sky and dealing another major setback to Elon Musk’s company. It was the ...

Since 2020, SpaceX has lost nine Starship prototypes to explosions during various phases of development and testing. Early prototypes SN1, SN3, SN4, SN8, SN9, SN10 and SN11 all exploded between ...

SpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is unlikely to dent the company's ambitions.

It's the latest in a string of setbacks for the mega-rocket, which SpaceX hopes to use to build Starlink and one day go to Mars.

Contact with Starship was lost approximately 46 minutes into the flight, with all debris expected to fall within the planned hazard area in the Indian Ocean," SpaceX stated after the flight test.

SpaceX Starship exploded in a fiery blaze during a routine engine test near Boca, Chica, Texas, about 180 miles from Corpus ...

According to the Cameron County Constable Precinct 1, at approximately 11:01 p.m., SpaceX's Starship 36 experienced a catastrophic failure and exploded during a routine static fire test ...

On X, the space company wrote, "On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase." ...