SpaceX, Starship and Elon Musk

SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says
SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.
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 commercial space giant.
US Grounds SpaceX's Starship After Fiery Mid-air Explosion
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.
SpaceX explosion caught on camera as Elon Musk Starship launch suffers catastrophic failure
An American tourist who was visiting Turks and Caicos was left shocked when he caught the explosion of SpaceX's Starship rocket on camera while relaxing on a beach
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Starship Rocket Explosion Was Entertaining
The seventh test of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket was nothing short of exhilarating, with a fiery explosion and a successful booster catch.
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion
The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why one exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights to alter course to avoid falling debris.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
Elon Musk Reveals Reason For Starship's Explosion Mid-Air; Watch The Thrilling Booster Catch
Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity. Apart from obviously double-checking for leaks, we will add fire suppression to that volume and… — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 17, 2025
Elon Musk Calls SpaceX Starship Explosion Entertaining
SpaceX’s ambitious Starship rocket program faced another challenge as its latest test ended with the spacecraft disintegrating mid-air. The uncrewed rocket, launched from SpaceX’s South Texas facility,
Elon Musk Made 'Guarantee' After SpaceX Starship Explosion
Elon Musk attempted to do his best Maximus Decimus Meridius impression in response to yesterday's SpaceX starship explosion. Yesterday marked a test launch of Musk's 403-foot-tall rocket in South Texas.
US grounds Elon Musk’s Starship after rocket exploded leaving planes swerving & flaming wreck causing ‘property damage’
AN exploding SpaceX Starship caused chaos in the sky – as planes swerved to avoid it and the flaming wreck caused property ...
Incredible Videos Show SpaceX's Flight 7 Starship Exploding In Sky
Dramatic footage showing streaks of light zipping across the sky surfaced online following Elon Musk's Starship explosion ...
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Commercial Jets Forced to Divert After Elon Musk's Starship Explodes, Raining Fiery Debris Through Sky
Evasive Maneuvers While it may have provided an eye-popping spectacle for spectators on the ground, the mid-flight explosion ...
Shares of fund that offers SpaceX exposure slide after Starship explosion
Shares of DestinyTech 100 Inc., a closed-end fund that offers investors exposure to private companies such as SpaceX and OpenAI, are down 2.9% Friday following the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship ...
SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad
Elon Musk’s company confirmed the loss just minutes into the flight from the southern tip of Texas. The spacecraft’s engines shut down one by one, and contact soon was lost.