SpaceX Starship launch presumed failed minutes after reaching space

BOCA CHICA, Texas — SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in its second test, after its first attempt ended in an explosion.

The two-stage rocketship blasted off from the Elon Musk-owned company's Starbase launch site near Boca Chica in Texas, soaring roughly 55 miles (90 km) above ground on a planned 90-minte flight into space. But the rocket's Super Heavy first stage booster, though it appeared to achieve a crucial ...