SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight that saw it eventually crash down into the Indian Ocean as planned.

The explosion of a Blue Origin rocket on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral on Thursday could have ripple effects throughout the U.S. space program and carry long-term implications for the race against China to put astronauts back on the moon. Already, U.S ...

THIS is the dramatic moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes into an enormous fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean. Footage shows as the rocket crashes into the sea as planned

A dramatic explosion during a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket test has sent shockwaves through the commercial space sector, triggering sharp sell-offs across high-flying space stocks, and reminding markets that aerospace execution risk remains stubbornly high even amid recent euphoria.

As Elon Musk's SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date.

It is the 12th test flight of the rocket that Musk is building to transport people to Mars.