Eric Lagatta

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Natalie Neysa Alund |Eric Lagatta

In what the company called "a major anomaly" SpaceX's Starship exploded late Wednesday, June 18, shooting a massive fireball and giant debris into the Texas night sky. The explosion is not the first for SpaceX and comes on the heels of a string of set backs for the 400-foot rocket system this year. The company designs, builds and manufactures advanced rockets with the end goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

1 week ago | caller.com | Cheryl McCloud |Eric Lagatta

As Starship was being prepared for its 10th flight test, it "experienced a major anomaly" and exploded at Starbase, Texas. On May 27, the vehicle experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" about an hour after taking off on its ninth flight. The explosion occurred at Starbase, Texas. SpaceX's Starship exploded Wednesday night in a massive fireball. It's not the first time Starship has run into an explosive end.

1 week ago | floridatoday.com | Cheryl McCloud |Eric Lagatta

As Starship was being prepared for its 10th flight test, it "experienced a major anomaly" and exploded at Starbase, Texas. On May 27, the vehicle experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" about an hour after taking off on its ninth flight. The explosion occurred at Starbase, Texas. SpaceX's Starship exploded Wednesday night. It's not the first time Starship has run into an explosive end.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Eric Lagatta

Among the Guadalupe mountains in the remote West Texas desert, a sight seemingly incongruous to the rugged terrain often emerges on the skyline: sleek, white rockets. The spacecraft regularly blast off high into the sky from a spaceport owned by one of the world's richest men. Welcome to Launch Site One. The private, sprawling ranch owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos is the famed site where Blue Origin – the spaceflight company he also owns – launches and tests its New Shepard spacecraft.

1 week ago | elpasotimes.com | Eric Lagatta

Since Blue Origin's first test flight in 2012, Launch Site One has been host to more than 30 New Shepard rocket launches, many of which have had passengers on board. The facility is 30 miles north of Van Horn in Culberson County – more than 140 miles east of El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border. Blue Origin does not provide public viewing areas for its launches but does provide webcasts. Spectators have also been known to gather nearby.