SpaceX Starship Test Flight Set for Critical Mission
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 3:23 pm
SpaceX is poised to launch its Super Heavy-Starship on a pivotal test flight following recent setbacks. Elon Musk will also address workers after the launch, underlining both the high stakes and persistent technical challenges as the company strives to achieve reliable interplanetary travel.
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SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 fails after a booster loss and payload door malfunction, with the spacecraft falling into the Indian Ocean as an FAA investigation begins.
SpaceX’s massive Starship blasted off into the sky on Tuesday night for its ninth test flight following back-to-back failures earlier this year.
The 400-foot-tall Starship rocket is set to blast off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas at 7:30 p.m. EST for its ninth test flight, with the company aiming to correct the failures of the last two tests that saw those rockets explode over the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX successfully launched its Starship spacecraft Tuesday after two recent test flights sent debris falling back to Earth.
Elon Musk's SpaceX confirms that it lost contact with its Starship rocket as it made its approach to come down in the Indian Ocean. CBS News' Jason Allen and Bill Harwood have more details.
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket on a ninth test flight on Tuesday night. The last two tests broke apart, sending debris hurling back to Earth. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has the details.
After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX is ready to try again to launch the world's most powerful rocket.
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