SpaceX’s Starship blows up in latest test of Elon Musk’s rocket - Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions suffer new setback following latest failure

Designed to be the most powerful ever built, the Starship rocket was intended to conduct a suborbital flight, deploying four dummy Starlink satellites and testing reentry maneuvers.

Yesterday was meant to be the triumphant return of the world’s largest rocket to the skies, after it dramatically exploded in its last test flight. But the planned launch in Texas was called off, and SpaceX ’s Starship did not get off the ground.

Minutes after lift-off and booster separation, a video live feed showed the upper stage tumbling uncontrollably, with signal soon cutting out. “Can confirm we did lose contact with the ship. Unfortunately,

The latest test of Starship comes after an explosion over the Caribbean sent commercial airlines scattering to avoid falling rocket debris

SpaceX spokesperson Dan Huot said during a live stream that the next attempt could take place in about 24 hours.

The US Federal Aviation Administration grounded Starship after its flight on January 16 ended with the upper stage disintegrating in a fiery cascade over the Turks and Caicos Islands, prompting cleanup efforts for fallen debris.

SpaceX has aborted the latest launch of Starship in what was set to be a crucial test of the Mars-bound rocket. The lift off of the 123-metre-tall rocket, which is the biggest rocket ever built, was scrubbed just before 6pm local time (12am GMT) on Monday at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas.

Last-minute problems forced a launch delay Monday for SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship, attempting a comeback following an explosion on the last test flight. The countdown began but it was halted

The next test flight of Starship will be conducted at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. A launch window opens at 23:30 GMT today (5:00am IST, tomorrow). You can watch the livestream via SpaceX's website and X account.

Investing.com-- Elon Musk’s SpaceX aborted the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket on Monday due to an unspecified issue detected during final checks. The countdown was halted at T-minus 40 seconds, with a brief resumption before a final hold at T-minus 29 seconds led to the scrub.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will on Monday attempt to send its giant Starship rocket into orbit from its facity in Texas in the first test flight since January, when the upper stage exploded in mid-air. The