Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket Turns Into Massive Fireball In Planned Explosion

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded minutes after liftoff Thursday, with debris reaching Philadelphia and flights being delayed in a couple of states, including Florida. Thursday’s was the rocket’s eighth test flight. Similarly to the previous attempt ...

An explosion has been captured at SpaceX ’s Starbase facility in Texas, where Elon Musk’s company is preparing to launch its Starship craft in a critical test of the world’s largest rocket. SpaceX was reportedly performing a deluge test, which involves shooting water at the base of the rocket to counter the massive flames during launch.

For the first time in 2026, SpaceX's massive Starship rocket launched on a critical mission that took it thundering halfway around the world.