Unlike in recent tests, SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but a fuel tank leak meant it lost control before it could complete its objectives.

Musk would like to send the Starship to Mars during the next transit window, which lasts from November 2026 through January ...

Musk has two very big problems on his hands, one technical and the other political. Opinion - Starship’s ninth test creates problems for Elon Musk Skip to main content ...

SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 on May 27, 2025, faced control issues leading to the destruction of both the Super Heavy booster and Starship. Explore the reasons behind the mission's failure and what ...

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SpaceX may have solved one problem only to find more on latest Starship flight SpaceX's ninth Starship survived launch, but engineers now have more problems to overcome.

SpaceX made some progress on another test flight of the world's most powerful rocket Tuesday, finally overcoming technical problems that plagued the program's two previous launches. But minutes into ...

SpaceX’s Starship was launched into space Tuesday evening, but the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket ever built spun out of control and broke up on its latest test flight. The takeoff ...

The SpaceX Starship leaked fuel, spun out of control, ... Musk said the issues with the spacecraft were due to leaks that “caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and re-entry phase.” ...

After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke apart ...

Spectators watch SpaceX's ninth Starship rocket launch from its pad in the newly incorporated city of Starbase, Texas on May 27, 2025. The test flight ended with Starship tumbling out of control ...