Next Starship explodes on test stand – Spaceflight Now Starship Ship 36 explodes at SpaceX’s Massey test flight on June 18, 2025 Image: LabPadre Space Update June 19, 10:51 p m EDT: Adding statements from SpaceX and Elon Musk SpaceX’s next
SpaceX Starship upper stage explodes during countdown to . . . A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast It's an apparent major setback for the program