SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space today minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.

Thanks to SpaceX's unique approach to testing, the answer isn't so clear-cut.

SpaceX launched another Starship test flight on Thursday. Similar to test flight seven in January, the Starship lost contact within minutes of the launch. The spacecraft came apart and exploded after launching from Texas, according to SpaceX officials.

SPCX crashed 30% to its $135 IPO price while 11 analysts hold a $242 consensus target, implying 79% upside. Prediction markets assign an 89% explosion probability to Starship Flight Test 13, but SpaceX counts planned breakups as engineering progress, not ...

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This year has been historic for spaceflight, including the Artemis II mission and SpaceX's Starship reaching orbit. Several major space missions are still anticipated before the end of 2026, including another potential Starship launch. Blue Origin may ...