A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights. SpaceX had packed it with 10 dummy satellites for practice at

Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday (Jan 16). This forced airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

The spacecraft was supposed to fly across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world. Data from the spacecraft indicated it reached an altitude of 90 miles and a velocity of 13,245 mph. SpaceX says the craft’s six engines appeared to shut down,

Starship experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," which is a phrase SpaceX coined to describe an explosion.

Elon Musk’s company revealed that the spacecraft’s six engines shut down one by one, leading to the loss of contact and the mission’s abrupt end. The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico from Texas on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights.

A SpaceX Starship prototype failed in space minutes after launching from Texas yesterday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course

SpaceX plans to build a new vertical integration facility in Florida by Aug. 2026 for Starship assembly and integration.

Stunning footage has captured the moment Thursday's failed SpaceX rocket launch lit up the skies above the Turks and Caicos islands. The impressive display, which saw dozens of burning chunks of the giant spacecraft smear a colorful streak of smoke over the Atlantic,

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Among the first executive orders signed by President Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."

The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights. SpaceX had packed it with 10 dummy satellites for practice at ...