SpaceX has faced criticism for its previous Starship test failures. Its executives insist that building fast, destroying expensive hardware, and learning quickly from mistakes are all part of the company's philosophy — in stark contrast with NASA 's much slower approach.

Elon Musk will soon present his Mars 2026 vision. This comes after postponing the address due to SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch. The Starship rocke

Starship Flight 9 had a lot riding on it heading into this flight, after back to back failures of Ship 33 and Ship 34 in the past two flights. After investigations SpaceX seemingly succeeded in solving these issues with Ship 35 making it past Second Stage Engine Cutoff (SECO), however another issue came up during the coast phase.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket again from Texas after two failed missions. While the rocket flew farther, a door malfunction scrapped the satellite release test.

SEE ALSO: Astronauts watch SpaceX's Starship explode in space during flight test Starship's uncrewed test flight took off at 6:36 p.m. local time (7:36 p.m. EDT / 4:36 p.m. PDT), launching from ...