SpaceX Starship V3 Explosion Raises New Questions About Future Missions
SpaceX’s Starship program has built its reputation on the idea that progress in spaceflight demands pushing hardware to failure and learning from every misstep. Failures, explosions, and unexpected anomalies have always been part of SpaceX’s testing philosophy, which the company frames as the fastest route to innovation. But the early-morning incident on November 21, 2025, was different. It was not a dramatic fireball or a mid-flight disintegration. Instead, it was a silent but devastating structural failure that tore open the side of SpaceX’s newly upgraded Starship version three booster—long before it was even fitted with engines. This event raises a … Read more
