The incident happened around 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 18, while the spacecraft was preparing for its 10th test flight "The Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KABC) -- Space company Firefly launched its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Thursday evening, but it exploded within a few minutes into the flight.

Starship is regarded as the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed. SpaceX is developing it for human spaceflights to the moon and Mars. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m.

The first stage of Firefly Aerospace's 96-foot-tall Alpha rocket exploded while the spacecraft was vertical on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly made a name for itself in 2025 when its Blue Ghost ...

An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion ...

BRIGGS, Texas — Crews in Texas are picking up the pieces after a rocket exploded during a pre-flight test. Firefly Aerospace said an explosion happened on its test stand in Briggs, Texas. The ...