WASHINGTON, March 7 — SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space yesterday, minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.

ORLANDO, Dec 14 — Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Starship in the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite launch market, the company’s chief executive officer said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 — SpaceX's giant new rocket Starship on Saturday blasted off on its second test flight but ended prematurely with an explosion minutes after launch, reported Xinhua.