This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...

SpaceX Starship explodes during test flight, causing ground stops at four Florida airports The company will have to clear an FAA mishap investigation before future Starship launches, regulators said ...

One of SpaceX’s Starship rockets exploded on a test stand in Texas late on Wednesday night, as the company prepared for the tenth test flight of the heavy-lift rocket system.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket has flown three times but suffered four anomalies in 2025. [Courtesy: SpaceX] SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket suffered failures on its past three test flights in ...

Archer Aviation has moved to the next stage of flight testing of its Midnight prototype, carrying out piloted conventional take-off and landing operations with the all-electric aircraft.

Today, Archer announced it has begun the next phase of Midnight’ s flight test program showcasing piloted flight. During this phase of Midnight’ s flight test program, Archer’ s test pilots ...

During this phase of Midnight’s flight test program, Archer’s test pilots will continue to test key elements of the aircraft, such as flight control responsiveness, stability and aerodynamic ...

The Starship blasted off from SpaceX's launch site, Starbase, Texas, but experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly." It was the ninth test flight to fail for Elon Musk's SpaceX, although he ...

During Starship's eighth flight test in early March, several engines shut down unexpectedly about 5 1/2 minutes into the launch, resulting in SpaceX losing control of the craft.

After spectacular back-to-back upper stage failures in January and March, SpaceX launched another Super Heavy-Starship rocket Tuesday on the program's ninth test flight, but ran into fresh ...