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Musk would like to send the Starship to Mars during the next transit window, which lasts from November 2026 through January ...
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On this particular test flight, as Starship positioned itself for atmospheric reentry, one of its 13 engines failed to ignite ...
Initial tests of Starship began in 2018 with two low-altitude flights showing early success. Subsequent flights have faced numerous challenges with now four complete failures, two partial failures ...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on X that a high-pressure nitrogen tank failure was behind the explosion of the company's ...
SpaceX's flagship Starship model suffered its fourth explosion this year. NASA expects the company to put astronauts on the moon by 2027.
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket suffered failures on its past three test flights in January, March, and May. And the setbacks keep coming. Ahead of a 6-engine static fire test Wednesday evening ...
SpaceX Ship 36 exploding in Starbase, Texas, June 18, 2025. [Photo: Nasa Space Flight] A prototype for SpaceX’s Starship Mars rocket, designated Ship 36, exploded in a massive fireball on June ...
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it will require SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation after the failed test flight of Starship Flight 9 earlier this week. SpaceX’s ...
The Starship program has already experienced more failures than many other space missions in the past. Will it ever see success – and if so when?
The Flight 9's mishaps now bring SpaceX its third straight failure in testing the Starship program as the company saw both of its rockets disintegrate into bits and pieces.