Elon Musk’s Starship rocket loses altitude control on its 9th launch

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on Monday, May 26, 2025. Eric Gay/AP

Eric Gay/AP

Elon Musk’s giant, multi-billion-dollar mega rocket launched again from Texas on Tuesday evening for another test flight. This time, however, the rocket lost control of its altitude control due to a leak, making a controlled landing unlikely, SpaceX announcers said during the flight’s livestream.

The rocket, known as Starship, had experienced a similar issue during its third test flight.

Tuesday’s voyage comes after two spectacular failures earlier this year that saw the test vehicles explode high above

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