SpaceX tested its huge Starship launch system for the eighth time on Thursday. The company caught the booster out of midair, but lost another upper stage in space.

This was the first of two explosions for SpaceX. Plans to bring the massive rocket to Florida are moving forward.

Starship’s eighth flight ended up in a spectacular disaster over the Bahamas, as SpaceX lost communication with the spacecraft.

SpaceX’s massive Starship exploded 10 minutes after ... its fifth test when it completed the first successful catch of the booster rockets, with Starship itself completing a successful entry ...

SpaceX lost contact again in its ... which also saw a successful catch of the Super Heavy booster, but the Starship spacecraft blew up after passing over the Gulf of Mexico with scenes of the ...

Plenty more launches are to come, including another test of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, which exploded while in flight ...

(Credit: SpaceX) "During Starship's ascent burn ... pad criteria" needed to be met prior to the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster. To return, the ship needed healthy systems on ...

(CNN) — SpaceX launched the eighth integrated test flight of its gargantuan Starship megarocket system Thursday night, aiming to stress-test the spacecraft and achieve objectives that fell short ...

It's the third successful booster catch for SpaceX ... which you can watch on the SpaceX website or on X @SpaceX. SpaceX delayed Starship's eighth test launch on Monday after a number of ...

The last Starship launch resulted in the successful detachment and catch of the booster, but the main rocket itself exploded. SpaceX Monday’s test was supposed to see the rocket cut across the ...