SpaceX hit a snag during its latest test flight of the Starship megarocket when the upper stage exploded, sending debris raining down and disrupting air traffic.

SpaceX said it lost contact with its massive Starship rocket during its highly anticipated test launch on Thursday evening.

6—Starship S34 and Super Heavy booster B15 lifted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica launch pad ... had lost contact with the ship. The Federal Aviation Administration announced last Friday that ...

The company is also celebrating the third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines.

Now the Federal Aviation Administration ... Starship test flight to end with a loss of the vehicle. The rocket launched toward space Thursday (March 7) from SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca ...

The FAA said it issued a license authorizing the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch for the combined Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas after the company completed a required safety ...

SpaceX officials said they conducted an "extended duration static fire" with the Starship they intend to use for its eighth test flight. They said they used multiple engine thrust levels and hardware ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the eighth flight test of Starship from Boca Chica, Texas, which could blast off as soon as this Friday as long as the Federal Aviation Administration ...

It's the second test flight in a row in which the upper stage failed, and it once again rained debris from the skies.

Like last time, Starship had mock satellites to release once the craft reached space on this eighth test flight as a practice for future missions. They resembled SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, ...

The Federal Aviation Administration ... about falling debris. The Starship vehicle broke apart following the eighth flight test of the rocket launched from Boca Chica, Texas.

Update: SpaceX said in a post on social media site X that the Starship launch has been pushed back to 6:30 p.m. EST Monday. No reason was given for the delay. The Federal Aviation Administration ...