SpaceX Says No One Injured After Starship Explosion in Texas

The Federal Aviation Administration has not commented on the explosion, the cause of which remains unknown.

SpaceX Starship 36 explodes during testing, before launch in Brownsville, Texas, on June 18, 2025. TheRocketFuture via X via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in a fireball during testing at a Starbase facility in southern Texas on June 18 while on a stand preparing for its tenth flight, the Elon Musk-led company said in a statement on social media platform X.

SpaceX said Starship experienced a “major anomaly” while on the test stand.