Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from SHIP

12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025

We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.

Space

SpaceX's 1st 'Version 3' Super Heavy Starship booster buckles under pressure during initial tests

SpaceX began testing the newest version of its Starship Super Heavy booster overnight Thursday (Nov. 20), but by Friday morning (Nov. 21), it was clear those tests did not go as planned.

Space

Getting even bigger: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after Flight 11 success

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Space

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)

SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

Space

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 11 megarocket test flight today

SpaceX plans to launch Flight 11 of its huge, reusable Starship rocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Space

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 11 launch today?

SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on Monday (Oct. 13). Here's how you can watch.

Space

SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch

SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the 11th test flight of Starship, which will be the final launch of the megarocket's current "Version 2" iteration.

Space

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing (photos)

SpaceX has moved its newest Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the megarocket's upcoming 11th test flight.

Space

‘Not just about drink any more’: UK pubs tap themed nights to revive fortunes

Publicans embracing not just quiz nights but Elvis impersonator evenings, open mic poetry and opera in the garden

The Guardian - UK

Watch a burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)

Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10 test on Aug. 26, which ended with an Indian Ocean splashdown.

Space

Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch video from SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day shows just how much power the giant rocket packs.

Space

What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?

Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle —to an even bigger version of it.

Space

Starship Mars rocket met 'every major objective' on epic Flight 10 test launch, SpaceX says

The Starship megarocket checked every significant box during its 10th test flight on Tuesday evening (Aug. 26), according to SpaceX.

Space

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)

SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures.

Space

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Space

SpaceX scrubs crucial Starship Flight 10 launch again, this time due to weather

SpaceX scrubbed the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket for the second day in a row today (Aug. 25), this time because of some uncooperative clouds.

Space

SpaceX calls off critical Starship Flight 10 test launch due to 'issue with ground systems'

SpaceX scrubbed the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket today (Aug. 24), citing a problem with ground systems at its Starbase site in South Texas.

Space

SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24

SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.

Space

SpaceX moves Starship to launch pad for testing ahead of Flight 10 (photos)

SpaceX has moved its Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the vehicle's 10th flight, which is expected to take place next month.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Space

SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

Space

SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight

SpaceX's newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program's 10th-ever test flight.

Space

SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)

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.

Space

FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap

SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.

Space

Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'

SpaceX plans to launch the new "Version 3" of its Starship megarocket by the end of 2025 and is working to send the vehicle to Mars a year later, Elon Musk said.

Space

SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the ninth time ever today (May 27), on a bold test flight that featured the first-ever significant reuse of Starship hardware.

Space

How to watch SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch and Elon Musk's Mars update today

SpaceX will launch the 9th test flight of its Super Heavy Starship rocket hours after CEO Elon Musk delivers an update on his company's plans to make humans an multiplanetary species.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.