The fourth test flight of the largest and most powerful rocket ever built is in the books, and what a dramatic and nerve-wracking journey it was for SpaceX. SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the fourth time ever today (June 6) at 8:50 a.m. EDT (1250 GMT), sending the 400-foot-tall vehicle aloft from its starbase … Read more
SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its fourth flight on Thursday, successfully launching the Starship’s upper stage into space and then bringing it back down through the heat of reentry for an apparently controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, despite serious damage to at least one steering fin. The giant Super Heavy first … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built, will make its fourth launch Thursday. The highly anticipated event is the company’s second unmanned test in 2024. SpaceX aims to mark new milestones this time, … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever built, will make its fourth launch Thursday. The highly anticipated event is the company’s second unmanned test in 2024. SpaceX aims to mark new milestones this time, … Read more
Spaceship launches from SpaceX’s launch pad in South Texas.SpaceX via X SpaceX has successfully launched the world’s tallest and most powerful rocket into space for the first time. But Starship lost communication with SpaceX during its return to the Indian Ocean. NASA wants Starship to land astronauts on the moon. Elon Musk wants it to … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. SpaceX’s massive space rocket system, Starship, lifted off safely Saturday morning, but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal. The Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft successfully separated after launch, as the … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. SpaceX’s massive space rocket system, Starship, lifted off safely Saturday morning, but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal. The Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft successfully separated after launch, as the … Read more