SpaceX has caught its Starship rocket back at the pad following liftoff. But the spacecraft launched on top Thursday was ...

Starship will also perform its first satellite deployment test, in addition to debuting a number of key upgrades.

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship stands ready for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SpaceX's mega rocket Starship stands ready for a test ...

The stage one Starship was lost during ascent after SpaceX launched the craft from Boca Chica Beach on Thursday afternoon. SpaceX said it is trying to learn the cause of the stage one failure.

The seventh test of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket was nothing short of exhilarating, with a fiery explosion and a successful booster catch.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday ... stands ready for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A ...

BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, catching the booster back at the pad but losing contact with the ascending spacecraft ...

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday ... shows the SpaceX Starship on the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP Musk said ...