SpaceX launched Starship on Integrated Flight Test 3 from their Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX has conducted static fire test for the next test flight. Credit: SpaceX ...

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.

SpaceX/CNET The highly anticipated May 27 test flight of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft ended with the company's third mission failure in a row, following rocket explosions in January and March.

Liftoff happened just after 7:35 p.m. ET from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship managed to reach its scheduled ship engine cutoff before disassembling, according to an ...

The upper-stage Starship went further than the last two times, but it still failed to reach its destination, spinning out of control and breaking up about 45 minutes into its flight.

The next generation, or Block 3, of Starship is going to pave the way for SpaceX to go to Mars, and during this presentation, Elon Musk laid out SpaceX’s plan to get there.

The most important things for this SpaceX Starship flight is have the Starship successfully fly without exploding. The next most important thing is deploying the dummy Starlink version 3 satellites.

Amazing views from a SpaceX Starship launch on Integrated Flight Test 3 from their Starbase facility in South Texas. This was during a conducted static fire test ahead of a flight. Credit: SpaceX ...