3 days ago · Elon Musk's Starship 8 Blows Up Over Bahamas, Forces Flight Diversions In Caribbean: WATCH SpaceX's Starship 8 rocket exploded over the Bahamas during launch due to an inability to control its ascent, scattering debris and causing flight diversions. ... Elon Musk's much-touted Starship programme met a setback on Thursday when Starship 8 blew up ...

3 days ago · The explosion doomed an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program. ... raining debris over Caribbean islands and causing ...

4 days ago · (Reuters) -SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program. Several videos on social media showed fiery debris streaking through the dusk skies near south Florida and the Bahamas after Starship broke up ...

2 days ago · Elon Musk does not appear to be taking it well. Musk appears to be posting through it after investor and self-described Tesla hater Dan O'Dowd made fun of the billionaire for triggering a "huge fireworks display for the Caribbean" after Starship's eighth test flight ended in a spectacular explosion.

Jan 17, 2025 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX’s Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall.

Jan 17, 2025 · SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket and spacecraft on an uncrewed seventh test flight on Thursday. About nine minutes after liftoff, the company lost contact with Starship and the rocket’s...

Jan 17, 2025 · Bezos and Musk both want to dominate the space vehicle market. The rocket's upper stage disintegrated over the Caribbean, forcing airline flights to alter course.

Jan 17, 2025 · Flights across the Caribbean were hastily diverted on Thursday following the explosion of a rocket built by Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. The chaos was revealed in flight tracking data and audio...

Jan 17, 2025 · An investigation has been launched into Elon Musk's explosive Starship test flight that forced dozens of planes to divert on Thursday.

Jan 18, 2025 · The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded SpaceX’s Starship on Friday following its spectacular disintegration during a test mission over the Caribbean. Elon Musk’s ...