A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

SpaceX’s Starship test flight on Jan. 16 ended in fireworks as the upper boosters exploded mid-flight. CEO Elon Musk remarked, “Success is uncertain, but entertainment

Starship experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," which is a phrase SpaceX coined to describe an explosion.

SpaceX plans to launch the seventh full-scale test flight of its massive Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket Thursday afternoon. It's the first of what might be a dozen or more demonstration flights this year as SpaceX tries new things with the most powerful rocket ever built.

The year ahead is shaping up to be a pivotal one for Starship, the massive spacecraft ... which President-elect Donald Trump attended. This time, the catch tower has been upgraded with new ...

Boca Chica (United States) (AFP) – Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to announce Sean Curran as his pick for director of the Secret Service, CNN reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the plan.

Jeff Bezos does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with Donald Trump to undercut Bezos' rival space company Blue Origin.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are headed for their best weeks since the November election. SpaceX launched its towering Starship rocket in a key test flight and lost communication with the vessel after liftoff. Trump's Treasury Secretary pick, Scott Bessent, testified before the Senate Finance Committee.

Update: SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday ... which President-elect Donald Trump attended. This time around, the catch tower has been upgraded with new hardware intended to make a booster catch ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.