Watch how SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy booster to launch Starship's 5th test flight. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

SpaceX launched its ninth test flight of Starship Tuesday before losing contact an hour later as the spacecraft broke apart upon re-entry. The first-stage Super Heavy booster also exploded before ...

SpaceX’s Starship successfully separated from its Super Heavy rocket booster and reached orbit Tuesday evening, but later began spinning and made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Indian Ocean ...

SpaceX’s Starship completed its ninth integrated flight test (IFT-9) on May 27, 2025, as it moves closer to full reusability. This flight, the first in the program’s history to reuse a super heavy ...

The mission marked the first re-flight of a Super Heavy booster, which previously launched and returned during Starship’s seventh test flight.

The Starship spacecraft heading for preflight testing ahead of its ninth flight atop the Super Heavy booster. SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket.