03/07/2025

SpaceX Again Loses its Starship Rocket on Test Flight after Explosion During Previous Attempt

All communication was lost about eight minutes after launch

After SpaceX’s Starship megarocket exploded during a test flight in January, the company had hoped for a better outcome when it attempted a launch on Thursday.

But once more, the mission was cut short after controllers lost contact with the upper-stage vehicle.

The 400-foot-tall Starship system rocketed off the launch pad at SpaceX’s Starbase site near Brownsville, Texas, at 6:30 p.m. ET for its eighth test flight.

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