BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas — SpaceX was able to launch its 12th Starship flight test on Friday night; however, the Super Heavy booster was lost and did not have the water landing in the Gulf as planned.

For the first time in 2026, SpaceX's massive Starship rocket launched on a critical mission that took it thundering halfway around the world. What's more, while the rocket has now launched 12 times ...

SpaceX’s Starship 12 rocket had a successful launch Friday night, before its suborbital test run around the Earth concluded with a stunning fireball explosion as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean.

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• The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket came to a dramatic close, with the spacecraft managing to complete a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean despite operating without one of ...

SpaceX’ Starship vehicle lifts off May 22 on the Flight 12 mission, the first of version 3 of the vehicle. Credit: SpaceX webcast Updated 8 a.m. Eastern May 23 with FAA statement. WASHINGTON — SpaceX ...

SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Friday, a day after the company scrubbed plans before takeoff to sort out technical issues. Earlier this week, SpaceX disclosed its IPO filing, setting ...

SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 22, for the 12th test flight of its Starship rocket from South Texas. This launch will debut the next-generation Version 3 of Starship, which is bigger and more ...

SpaceX’s debut of its next-generation Starship managed to take flight Friday, suffering engine headaches after liftoff but ultimately reaching its target landing site and climaxing with an expected ...

SpaceX is targeting a launch window that opens at 6:30PM Eastern time today, May 22, for the Starship V3's debut flight. The company had to scrub its plans for V3's first flight, and Starship's 12th ...

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