Starship Spacecraft Explodes

FAA orders investigation into SpaceX Starship failure

A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.

CBS News - 27m

FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship after midflight explosion, reports property damage on Turks and Caicos

The FAA grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation into the failure that caused the rocket to break apart midflight after launching on Thursday.

CNBC - 1h

SpaceX's Starship rocket breaks up after launch, flights divert after FAA debris warning

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday.

CNBC - 8h

WATCH: Debris from SpaceX’s Starship spotted over Turks and Caicos

Debris was spotted over the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday after SpaceX launched a rocket from Texas.

ABC News - 8h

SpaceX Ship Explodes During Test Flight

Elon Musk’s space company was conducting the seventh flight of its Starship rocket. The explosion temporarily disrupted air travel.

The Wall Street Journal - 17h

SpaceX Starship Rocket Is Lost During 7th Test Launch, Causing Debris to Fall

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.

The New York Times - 18h

Google’s new neural-net LLM architecture separates memory components to control exploding costs of capacity and compute

Titans architecture complements attention layers with neural memory modules that select bits of information worth saving in the long term.

VentureBeat - 1d

SpaceX’s Starship blew up. Elon Musk says it’s ‘barely a bump in the road.’

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described the explosion of the company’s Starship spacecraft during its seventh flight test Thursday as “barely a bump in the road,” underlining the momentum behind the ...

MarketWatch - 5h

SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster during test flight

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.

ABC News - 11h

Watch: Elon Musk's SpaceX loses Starship on test flight

Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flight

BBC News - 12h

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch

Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.

CBS News - 16h

SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.

BBC News - 18h

SpaceX says its Starship spacecraft broke up midflight as videos of debris emerge online

SpaceX said its Starship space vehicle broke up during a flight meant to test the megarocket's capabilities. Videos on social media appeared to show debris streaming across the sky.

NBC News - 19h

What's next for SpaceX after Starship's 7th test flight?

SpaceX completed its seventh launch of the Starship rocket, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit and a NASA astronaut stuck in space went on her first spacewalk in seven ...

CBS News - 20h

SpaceX’s Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyed

Rocket’s six engines appeared to shut down one after another after nearly nine minutes, while booster returned. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight on Thursday, but the ...

The Guardian - 20h

Videos on social media show Starship debris streaming across the sky

Videos circulating on social media show fragments of the Starship rocket breaking apart in the sky above Turks and Caicos. SpaceX confirmed on X, stating, "Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled ...

NBC News - 21h

SpaceX loses its Starship rocket in test flight but catches its booster after launch

SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which will include a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.

NBC News - 21h

SpaceX pushes Starship test flight back one day due to weather

If the weather cooperates, the Starship launch will follow the maiden flight of Jeff Bezos' already weather-delayed New Glenn rocket.

CBS News - 2d

Why SpaceX’s Starship Test Could Be its Most Important Yet

The world’s biggest rocket just got a bit bigger, and its upcoming launch is meant to support its next-generation Starlink satellites.

Inc. - 2d

Police didn’t need a warrant to search the exploding Tesla Cybertruck’s computer — can they search your Tesla data too?

The average Tesla owner obviously isn’t blowing up their vehicle outside of a Trump hotel. So should they be worried about the police having power to conduct a warrantless search of their Tesla and ...

The Hill - 4d

Here's how to help wildfire victims as California blazes explode in size

Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

ABC News - 4d

Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system

Yahoo News - 6d

Mercury's north pole seen in stunning new photos after spacecraft flyby

The BepiColombo spacecraft swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole

ABC News - Jan. 9

Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race

The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust. It was one of the most striking technological events of the year. On 13 October, Starship, the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage

Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier who shot himself before blast

Las Vegas police say the driver of the burned vehicle is US Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger of Colorado.

BBC News - Jan. 3

Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas: What We Know

The F.B.I. says no connection has been found between the truck explosion outside a Trump Hotel and the truck attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

1 dead after Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside of Trump hotel in Las Vegas

A Tesla Cybertruck explosion just outside of Trump hotel in Las Vegas is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. One person inside the vehicle was killed and seven others nearby were ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

Fireworks mortars, fuel canisters found in Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

A Cybertruck explosion outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was caused by firework mortars and camp fuel canisters, according to investigators. The explosion killed one person ...

The Hill - Jan. 2

Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, killing 1

The explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, sources said.

CBS News - Jan. 1

One dead after Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

Cybertruck was stuffed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters, with authorities working to determine the motive of the incident. One person died and seven others were injured after a Tesla ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1

Tesla Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump's Las Vegas hotel

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of President-elect Trump’s Las Vegas hotel Wednesday, killing one person and injuring seven others. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police first received a report of an ...

The Hill - Jan. 1

Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

One person is dead and seven others have been injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump Towers in Las Vegas, officials say. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Nicole Sganga have more ...