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

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

Debris from the Starship spacecraft that blew up in midair on Thursday prompted flight diversions in the area.

Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.

After exploding, the craft sent blazing debris across the sky and forced multiple aircraft flying over and near the Caribbean to divert.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat.

"America is leading humanity back to the Moon, onward to Mars, and into a golden age of space exploration," Nelson wrote,

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, congratulated SpaceX for the completion of its seventh test flight and second successful booster catch. "Spaceflight is not easy," he said on X, which is also ...

(AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break ... It's anything but routine," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson posted on X after the accident. "That's why these tests are so important." Earlier Thursday, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin ...

SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications ... It’s anything but routine,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson posted on X after the accident. “That’s why these tests are so important."

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching ... It's anything but routine," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson posted on X after the accident. "That's why these tests are so important." "Nothing so far suggests pushing next launch ...