Starship has a "flight termination system" which causes the rocket to explode if it veers off course. The breaking apart of the ship ensures that large chunks of the spacecraft don't pose threats ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed ...

The company said they lost several engines and telemetry and that the ship had been lost. There were no astronauts on board the test flight mission. SpaceX added that the rocket used Thursday is a ...

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ...

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday ... who said before the flight that it was a “little crazy” to try to recover the machinery on the first ...

SpaceX live: Starship rocket test flight launches The 400ft-tall rocket lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas. The tests are a stepping stone for the company's ultimate goal of ...

Key points The seventh test flight of SpaceX's Starship launched from Texas It is the world's largest and most powerful rocket at nearly 400ft tall Elon Musk's SpaceX is trying to build the first ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype ...

On Thursday, Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its big rocket, called New Glenn. It lifted off at 2:30 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ...

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday ... Bezos said before the flight it was “a little crazy” to even try to land the booster on the first try.

Wendy Whitman Cobb is affiliated with the US School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Her views are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Defense or any of its ...