The previous two launch tests of SpaceX's Starship ended with the upper stage erupting into fiery cascades that sent debris raining down over the Caribbean
A plume of exhaust from the rocket boosters is left behind after the SpaceX Starship rocket launched from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025
The previous two launch tests of SpaceX's Starship ended with the upper stage erupting into fiery cascades that sent debris raining down over the Caribbean
RONALDO SCHEMIDT
The SpaceX Starship rocket stands on the launchpad ahead of its scheduled launch from the SpaceX Starbase
Sergio FLORES
The SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025
Sergio FLORES
People wait on South Padre Island to watch the SpaceX Starship rocket launch from Starbase, Texas, on May 27, 2025
Sergio FLORES
A plume of exhaust from the rocket boosters is left behind after the SpaceX Starship rocket launched from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025
SpaceX's prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars.
The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off around 6:36 pm (2336 GMT) from the company's Starbase facility, near a southern Texas village that earlier this month voted to become a city -- also named Starbase.
