After delays, SpaceX's uncrewed Starship vehicle, composed of both the spacecraft itself and the Super Heavy rocket booster, launched Thursday.

The first flight of the Ariane 6, which succeeds the venerable, now-retired Ariane 5, notably experienced an issue with the rocket's upper stage that prevented it from performing a final deorbit burn.

While the spacecraft was destroyed, the Super Heavy rocket booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's giant robotic arms, Live Science's sister site ...

For Thursday's flight test, SpaceX debuted a new and upgraded model of its 400-foot Starship, composed of both a 165-foot spacecraft and a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket. After a short delay ...

composed of both a 165-foot spacecraft and a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket. After a short delay, the Starship launched at 5:37 p.m. EST from SpaceX's massive Starbase in southern Texas. SpaceX ...