A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster exploded during testing in Starbase, Texas, on June 18, 2025. This screen shot was taken from a video provided by the LabPadre Space YouTube channel.

The test was part of the preparations for Starship's next launch, according to the X post. That flight will be the 10th to date of a fully stacked Starship — a Super Heavy topped with an upper stage ...

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

Starship’s ninth flight test marked a major milestone for reuse with the first flight-proven Super Heavy booster launching from Starbase, and once more returned Starship to space → https://t ...

SpaceX lost a Starship rocket in a huge explosion on Wednesday. But considering the way the company operates, it wasn't a ...

Welcome to Edition 7.48 of the Rocket Report! The shock of last week's public spat between President Donald Trump and SpaceX ...

Major anomaly” poses another setback for the massive rocket, which failed to complete its mission on its last three launches.

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 6, 2025 Super Heavy is the rocket booster part of the vehicle, while the spacecraft is called Starship. When they are stacked together, they are known as Starship.

The massive SpaceX Starship rocket, which could launch from Florida by the end of 2025, exploded in a fiery blaze during routine engine test in Texas.