Starship Explosions Show SpaceX No Longer Defying Gravity

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures

The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.

Wired - 6d

SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight

Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

WATCH: SpaceX starship rocket explodes during test flight

Just minutes after a seemingly successful launch from Texas on Thursday night, Starship Flight Test 8 began to spin out of control when mission control lost contact with the unmanned rocket ship.

ABC News - Mar. 7

Breaking down the latest space launch mishaps

You may have noticed all the troubling launch and landing mishaps affecting private space missions lately, from two explosions of a SpaceX Starship to lunar landers that can't stay upright. Bill ...

CBS News - 6d

Is Elon Musk’s Tesla EV Party Over?

Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. How long it can keep doing so remains up in the air.

Inc. - 4d

WATCH: Dog plays squeaky toy while listening to Cynthia Erivo sing 'Defying Gravity'

Anastasia Stewart's goldendoodle Charlie decided to interrupt while she was watching Erivo's "Wicked" performance at the Oscars with a musical squeaky toy solo.

ABC News - Mar. 7

Rangers show 'character in abundance' to defy Ibrox woes

Barry Ferguson hails Rangers' "character" as they keep their "special" Europa League campaign going by knocking out Fenerbahce on penalties despite their Ibrox woes continuing.

BBC News - 21h

Rangers show 'character in abundance' to defy Ibrox woes

Barry Ferguson hails Rangers' "character" as they keep their "special" Europa League campaign going by knocking out Fenerbahce on penalties despite their Ibrox woes continuing.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

FIFA, Infantino can have a World Cup halftime show: Just end it in 15 minutes

I don't mind FIFA adding a Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final -- as long as they don't mess with the most important thing in soccer: halftime can't be longer than 15 ...

ESPN - 5d

BBC will no longer show England Six Nations games as new free-to-air deal agreed

The Six Nations will remain on free-to-air in the UK for the next four years after a landmark deal was struck with ITV and BBC, Telegraph Sport understands.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

SpaceX Scrubs Launch of NASA SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday.

The New York Times - 5d

‘Calm today, but turbulence ahead’: U.S. job openings show stable labor market ahead of Trump job cuts and tariffs

Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in January, but far fewer companies are hiring compared with a few years ago, and it’s taking people a lot longer to find work.

MarketWatch - 3d

Texas Tech explosion forces early spring break

An explosion at a substation on the Texas Tech campus has caused power outages at the Texas Tech and the Health Sciences Center Wednesday evening, according to a TechAlert.

The Hill - 1d

SpaceX delays flight to retrieve astronauts

NASA and SpaceX canceled Wednesday’s planned launch of the Crew-10 mission to retrieve astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), citing an issue with the launch pad. The delay means ...

The Hill - 1d

Q&A: How LSU's Flau'jae Johnson defies expectations with 2 (!) successful careers simultaneously

Flau'jae Johnson has careers in basketball and music. For The Win recently sat down with the LSU star to talk about how she defies expectations.

Yahoo Sports - 10h

Faisal Islam: Trump is no longer swayed by the stock markets

The assumption that the US president would row back on policies if shares fell no longer holds true.

BBC News - 3d

Why allergy season is getting longer, worse

Allergy season may be getting longer and worse due to the effects of climate change. CBS News' Dave Malkoff breaks down the effects on your health.

CBS News - 2h

SpaceX mission to bring home Starliner astronauts postponed due to hydraulic issue

A SpaceX mission was canceled on Wednesday to bring home a pair of astronauts who have been on the ISS since June.

ABC News - 1d

Stranded astronauts' return delayed after SpaceX launch postponed

Nasa's SpaceX mission will could try again on Thursday as part of the effort to retrieve Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

BBC News - 1d

Multiple fires blast from manholes across US college after explosion on campus

A maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University caused evacuation orders and classes to be cancelled for the rest of the week.

BBC News - 1d

Pope Francis no longer in immediate danger, Vatican says

Latest medical update for 88-year-old pontiff said he was responding well to treatment in hospital . Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger and is responding well to treatment in hospital, ...

The Guardian - 4d

The pope is no longer in imminent danger, doctors say

Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death from pneumonia.

NBC News - 3d

Canadians no longer exempt from registering with US government when in America

Canadians in the U.S. for 30 days or longer will soon have to register their information with the U.S. government, according to a notice obtained by ABC News.

ABC News - 2d

Joann is no longer accepting store gift cards as it closes locations

Shoppers are frustrated that their gift cards can no longer be redeemed at Joann stores closing nationwide.

CBS News - 1d

Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade representative on tariffs

Tesla warned of the hit to its bottom line from tariffs, while SpaceX complained that foreign trade barriers affect its Starlink internet satellite service.

CNBC - 53m

Oil tanker and cargo ship collide, causing fiery explosion

A Portuguese cargo ship carrying sodium cyanide hit a U.S. tanker loaded with military jet fuel off the coast of England, triggering multiple explosions, setting both vessels on fire and sending ...

CBS News - 3d

Explosives-filled caravan planted by criminals to play on fears of antisemitic attacks, Australian police say

A fake plan to attack a Sydney synagogue using a caravan of explosives was fabricated by an organized crime network in order to divert police resources, Australian police said.

NBC News - 4d

A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax

ABC News - 4d

SpaceX mission set to launch that could pave way for return of stranded astronauts

A SpaceX mission slated for launch Wednesday could pave the way for the return of Boeing Starliner crewmembers Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark ...

CBS News - 2d

SpaceX set for second attempt to launch space station replacement crew

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is carrying a fresh crew to the space station, setting the stage for the Starliner astronauts to finally come home after nearly 300 days in space.

CBS News - 5h

How DOGE Hides Its Work, and Trump Targets Climate Rules

Plus, an explosive new Facebook memoir.

The New York Times - 1d

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission delayed after equipment issue

The launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 to the International Space Station was scrubbed Wednesday less than an hour before lift-off. The four astronauts onboard are supposed to replace Barry "Butch" ...

CBS News - 1d

"Stranded" astronauts' return delayed again after SpaceX mission scrubbed

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams will have to wait another couple of days to come home after NASA and SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a mission that would have paved the way for ...

CBS News - 1d

Zelenskyy agrees to 30-day US ceasefire deal; explosions reported in Kyiv and Kharkiv – Ukraine war live

Donald Trump plans to talk to Vladimir Putin about ceasefire; Russian state media reports explosions in Ukraine capital as Kyiv’s mayor says air defence forces are repelling the strikes. As the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Donatella defied the doubters - what's next for her and Versace?

Versace took over the Italian fashion house after her brother's untimely death and made it her own.

BBC News - 8h

Sweden is 'no longer a country that cannot be trusted'

Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining Nato.

BBC News - Mar. 6

Musk's SpaceX is launching rocket to bring back astronauts who spent 9 months in space

A SpaceX rocket is set to launch to the International Space Station to bring back astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams to Earth after they spent 9 months there. CBS News' Mark ...

CBS News - 2d

SpaceX to launch Crew-10 after delay, mission will pave way for return of "stranded" ISS astronauts

Conditions are looking good for Friday night's planned SpaceX launch that will pave the way for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth. Wilmore and Williams were supposed to be on a ...

CBS News - 9h

Watch live: NASA launches SpaceX mission to return Boeing Starliner crew from space station

NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the Crew-10 mission to retrieve astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station on Thursday evening. Williams and Wilmore, part of ...

The Hill - 45m

Starship Explosions Show SpaceX No Longer Defying Gravity

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