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 ...

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 explosion, captured on ...

On Wednesday night, SpaceX’s Ship 36 prototype of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket exploded at the SpaceX Starbase launch site in Texas, footage shows. In a statement on X, SpaceX attributed the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Firefly Aerospace rocket exploded during testing at its Central Texas testing center on Monday, according to Firefly Aerospace. The testing happened at Firefly’s facility in Briggs, ...

When a SpaceX Starship rocket went up in a fiery explosion in June 2025, it amplified criticism regarding the company's recent string of test failures. This was the fourth straight failure of the Elon ...

STARBASE, Texas — A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 ...

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.

Firefly Aerospace Inc. suffered another setback Monday when a rocket it was preparing for launch exploded in a massive fireball during ground testing at its facility north of Austin. Firefly stock ...

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