11 h. ago Watch: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket engulfed by flames in explosion

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine test on Wednesday (18 June) at Starbase, the company’s launch site in Texas.

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1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: Like a clown running into a minefield, Musk threw caution to the wind, but he's right

When I boarded a flight for New York on Thursday, Donald Trump and Elon Musk were still sticking to the script: though the dizzy days of their bromance might be over, the separation was amicable.

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's DOGE nerd army left 'drugs, graffiti, roaches and rats' behind after taking over Institute of Peace

A group of aggrieved bureaucrats at the Institute of Peace say their building was ravaged by billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE agents after retaking their headquarters from their control.

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3 w. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and tears apart

Onboard fuel leaks caused the unmanned vessel to spin uncontrollably as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere

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3 w. ago SpaceX Starship spins out of control in shock footage before falling apart during flight

The SpaceX Starship leaked fuel, spun out of control, and made an uncontrolled re-entry after flying halfway around the world, likely disintegrating over the Indian Ocean

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3 w. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control and explodes in third major setback

The latest failure comes amid mounting problems for Elon Musk

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3 w. ago Watch: SpaceX Starship spins out of control in Elon Musk’s latest test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket spun out of control around halfway through its flight on Tuesday, 27 May, without achieving some of its most important testing goals.

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3 w. ago SpaceX mega rocket explodes as Musk admits he spent 'too much time on politics'

The Starship rocket was SpaceX's ninth test flight - and every one has ended in disaster. Elon Musk has admitted he has "probably spent a bit too much time on politics"

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3 w. ago SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test

Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering the atmosphere out of controlAnother SpaceX Starship prototype broke up over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping the latest bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of colonising Mars.The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off at 6.36pm local time from the company’s facility near a southern Texas village that earlier this month voted to become a city also named Starbase. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch and breaks apart in third setback

‘A lot of good data to review,’ Elon Musk notes on X after SpaceX confirms accident

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3 w. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch and explodes in third major setback

‘A lot of good data to review,’ Elon Musk spins on X after SpaceX confirms accident

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