A 60-minute launch window will open at 4 p.m. SpaceX said Starship 7 is a “new generation” of its spacecraft that will test significant upgrades. Read: Wonders of space themed hotel to open next to Universal’s Epic Universe Some upgrades include the first payload deployment test,

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from South Texas for its seventh test flight on Thursday, causing volatility not just on land this time, but also in the sky. After about eight and a half minutes of flight,

Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.

The uncrewed Starship spacecraft was apparently destroyed during its first flight launch of 2025 that blasted off from south Texas.

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded minutes after launch from Texas on Thursday, leading the aerospace company to declare the vessel a "loss" in the seventh test flight of the heavy-lift spacecraft.