Third time's a charm. Elon Musk's Mars rocket prototype just made its first landing -- but shortly after it went boom. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% ...

The prototype did more than just break a leg during its debut performance. There were other warning signs of a big finish. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live ...

The third time’s a charm, as the saying goes. SpaceX has been able to achieve a perfect soft landing of the Starship rocket prototype, and it did so on the third attempt. SN10 has made its way into ...

A SpaceX Starship prototype blasted off from southern Texas on Wednesday, climbed to an altitude of six miles, tipped over on its side as planned and plunged back to Earth in a high-altitude swan dive ...

SpaceX successfully landed its Starship rocket for the first time Wednesday — only for the prototype ship to explode shortly after. The firm hosted its third high-altitude Starship launch at its site ...

Starship SN10 stuck its landing Wednesday in South Texas, lowering itself to the ground with the power and grace of a gymnast as opposed to the explosive fireball seen by its predecessors. But then, ...

The Starship SN10 launched from the SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 3. Minutes later, the stainless steel rocket ship was destroyed in a fiery explosion. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday ...