The flight was aborted after only 29 of 33 booster engines ignited. The Texas-based company's stock was taking a beating in after-hours trading.

SpaceX has flown Starship V3 for the first time in a test flight that met most of its goals. The company had to step down from a launch attempt on the evening of May 21, Thursday, due to a technical issue. Specifically, a hydraulic pin holding the ...

In Texas, SpaceX is continuing to prepare for the next launch of its powerful Starship and Super Heavy after getting approval from the government for the 13th test flight of this project.

A detailed independent study found that SpaceX's Starship is every bit as revolutionary as expected, while revealing both its impressive capabilities and its biggest remaining hurdles. It also introduces an ambitious European rocket concept that could offer a very different route to affordable super heavy launches.