Tag Archives: Super Heavy booster

SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket into space with its epic 3rd test flight (video)

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, reached orbital speed for the first time during its historic third test flight from South Texas on Thursday. Hundreds of Spring Break spectators, rocket launch followers and SpaceX fans gathered along the southern shores of South Padre Island and surrounding… Read More »

The most powerful rocket ever built went further than it went and then disappeared

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. SpaceX’s massive deep space rocket system Starship took off safely on Saturday morning but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal. The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft successfully separated after liftoff, with… Read More »