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VideoSecond high-altitude Starship test flight ends in landing explosion
Starship completed a successful climb to approximately 10 kilometers altitude and then descended horizontally toward the landing site. It appeared to lose control as it was in the process of flipping back to a vertical position and exploded as it bellyflopped onto the landing pad. Watch a replay of the test flight.
VideoFAA approves Starship test after saying SpaceX violated safety rules on last flight
SpaceX defied public safety rules on its most recent Starship launch over South Texas in December, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday as it approved a license for SpaceX's next high-altitude Starship test flight scheduled for the same day.
Watch the Falcon 9 test fire its engines ahead of Starlink launch (members only)
Watch as a Falcon 9 rocket lights its nine Merlin first-stage engines at pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the 18th launch dedicated to SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellite venture.
Live coverage: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A
SpaceX has delayed the next launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center until Sunday. The two-stage launcher will carry with another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Falcon 9 rocket arrives on pad 39A for sunrise Starlink launch this weekend
SpaceX plans to deploy the next group of Starlink internet relay spacecraft Sunday with a liftoff on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the company's fourth satellite launch of the month.
SpaceX sets new rocket reuse records with successful Starlink launch
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites Wednesday into a sunny sky over Florida's Space Coast, adding more capacity and coverage to the company's commercial broadband network while setting new records for the pace it is reusing Falcon 9 rocket boosters.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The broadband stations lifted off at 8:02 a.m. EST (1302 GMT) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for another Starlink mission
SpaceX rolled out a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night to pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for liftoff with the next 60 Starlink internet satellites, but officials have pushed back the launch until Wednesday.
Officials forecast than 50 launches from Florida’s Space Coast this year
Military officials in charge of the Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral project more than 50 launches from Florida's Space Coast this year, with SpaceX responsible for most of the launch activity, the vice commander of the 45th Space Wing said this week.
Full video of Starship’s seven-minute high-altitude test flight
This video replay shot from South Padre Island shows SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype rocket taking off from Boca Chica, Texas, climbing high into the atmosphere, then gliding back to a fiery crash landing after an otherwise successful test flight.