The explosion occurred in Starbase, Texas, while SpaceX was testing the engines on its Super Heavy rocket booster.

The test was part of the preparations for Starship's next launch, according to the X post. That flight will be the 10th to date of a fully stacked Starship — a Super Heavy topped with an upper stage ...

SpaceX wants to go to Mars, and it's built the rocket it hopes will get it there. This 400 foot tall monster is called the Starship, and it is the largest spacecraft ever built .

The booster’s flawless descent, marked by precise engine burns and agile gimballing, ... Super Heavy Booster Catch Shocks Space Industry—Starship’s Next-Level Spaceflight Milestone.

Both Starship and Super Heavy booster were lost during the flight. Open in Our App. ... Plus, 29 of the 33 Raptor engines were included in the reused booster.

By the evening of the anomaly, Ship 36 had already completed two cryogenic proof tests and a single-engine static fire. The ...

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on ...

Starship is being developed as a fully reusable transportation system. This means the rocket and spacecraft will be able to ...

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded ahead of an engine test late Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the South Texas ...