Starship 's two stages separated as planned on Flight 9, and the upper stage even reached space, which was an improvement over the giant vehicle's most recent two flights. But SpaceX ended up losing both stages before they could accomplish their full flight goals.

SpaceX has faced criticism for its previous Starship test failures. Its executives insist that building fast, destroying expensive hardware, and learning quickly from mistakes are all part of the company's philosophy — in stark contrast with NASA 's much slower approach.

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After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke apart. The 403-foot rocket blasted off on its ninth demo from Starbase,

SpaceX's latest test flight was a failure. The company has seen mixed results after more than two years of launching test flights.

SpaceX's prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars.

SpaceX's lost control of Starship during a test flight on Tuesday. Euclid is a six-year mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at mapping the dark universe by analyzing the positions of galaxies and capturing images of dark matter through gravitational lensing distortions of distant galaxies.