Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, pulled off a daring booster catch on its most ambitious test flight yet, but the spacecraft was lost. Follow for the latest news.

The goal of the mission was to attempt a second booster landing as well as the deployment of mock-up satellites.

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

SpaceX is counting down to its seventh Starship test flight from South Texas. A 60-minute launch window opens at 4 p.m.

With skies clearing over its Gulf Coast launch facility, SpaceX is on track to launch its redesigned Starship from South Texas late Thursday afternoon. The mission — the seventh test flight of the mega-rocket being developed here at Starbase — was postponed from Wednesday by rainy,

"Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability," it read.

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Since breaking ground in 2014, SpaceX already has built a rocket factory and launch complex. For those already living there, it’s brought a busier neighborhood.

SpaceX fans stake out positions for launch 4:32 p.m. update: With the seventh test flight of Starship less than five minutes away, SpaceX fans are staking out positions around the Starbase area to witness the launch and booster catch attempt.

SpaceX pulled off its “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy rocket booster but lost the Starship spacecraft on Thursday during the vehicle’s seventh uncrewed test flight.

"Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity."