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Editor’s note: This story was updated March 11, 2025, to reflect a new target launch date and time. NASA’s latest space observatory is targeting a March 11 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride. Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond. In a little over…

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SpaceX Starship's Super Heavy Booster descends back to the launch pad at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, during its 8th test flight, on March 6, 2025. SpaceX carried out another launch of its powerful Starship rocket but quickly lost contact with the vessel as it roared over the Gulf of…

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday (March 6) minutes after lifting off from Texas, causing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket programme. Several videos on social media showed…

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The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights to several Florida airports on Thursday night after a SpaceX Starship testing failure. The incident marks the second time this year that SpaceX experienced a mishap during a flight test of Starship resulting in debris raining down and commercial flights disrupted. Affected airports…

SpaceX's Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on the Flight 8 test flight March 6. Credit: SpaceX Updated 9:55 p.m. Eastern with SpaceX statement. WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s Starship vehicle suffered its second consecutive test flight failure March 6, tumbling in space before breaking up and reentering over the Caribbean. The Starship/Super Heavy…

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster is pictured on the launch pad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, in these photographs released on February 25. Photo by SpaceX/UPI | License Photo March 6 (UPI) -- SpaceX's Starship 8 roared into the late afternoon Texas sky from Starbase near Brownsville on Thursday, but…