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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

More information: Jack Kingdon, 3 months transit time to Mars for human missions using SpaceX Starship, Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-00565-7 ...

Next Generation Starship Block 3 or Next Generation Ship appears to be slated to start with Ship 39. Currently, that Ship has pieces inside Starfactory under construction. According to the new ...

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 ...