SpaceX has officially flown its upgraded Starship V3 vehicle for the first time, executing a high-stakes test flight from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The launch followed a 24-hour scrub on Thursday evening, May 21, when a mechanical issue, specifically a hydraulic pin holding the launch tower’s mechanical arm, failed to retract in…
SpaceX has successfully completed the 10th test flight of its Starship rocket, achieving key objectives without the vehicle or its booster exploding. The test flight, which was delayed multiple times due to weather and other issues, marks a major step forward for the company’s reusable rocket program. Read: Google announces Pixel Watch 4 with larger…
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world’s largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (00:30 BST) for a nail-biting 60-minute flight. Parts…
The explosion on Thursday morning South African time was caught on camera. Image: TheRocketFuture SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing late on Wednesday Texas time, the latest in a series of setbacks for billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars rocket programme. The explosion occurred around 11pm local time (Thursday, 6am SAST) while…
Late Wednesday night, around 11 PM CT, a massive explosion occurred at SpaceX’s Massey’s Testing Center in Starbase, Texas. The incident happened as Ship 36 was preparing for a static fire test, a crucial step before its planned 10th Starship flight. Read: iPadOS 26 unleashes Mac-like productivity SpaceX quickly issued a statement, confirming that “A…
