WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.

SpaceX said the ship experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” moments after a dramatic, successful booster catch at the launchpad.

The incident in which a SpaceX rocket broke up after launch demonstrates the challenges the FAA will face as the number of commercial space flights increases.

President Donald Trump's new administration is likely to do away with the White House's National Space Council, a cabinet policy panel that lobbyists at Elon Musk's SpaceX have been pushing to axe, according to three people familiar with the plans.

Qantas Airline flights have been delayed due to the risk posed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets during reentry over the Southern Indian Ocean.

President Donald Trump's "first buddy," Elon Musk, was seemingly everywhere in D.C. on Inauguration Day. Where (and with whom) was the billionaire?

It underscores how special interests see the billionaire as a shortcut to Trump to push their agenda. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Musk’s first day in Trump’s Washington was not without controversy after he made a gesture observers said resembled a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk, the richest person on earth and th head of Tesla, SpaceX and X is also the head of the Department of Government Efficiency in the United States or DOGE. It needs to be noted that despite an executive order, it is still an unofficial department.

Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Federal agencies are being directed to place all employees working on DEI programs and initiatives to be put on paid administrative leave by Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Donald Trump is threatening to create a huge headache for Sir Keir Starmer by rejecting the UK’s top two choices as ambassador to the USA. Republican sources have revealed the new US President could turn down the appointment of former Foreign Secretary David Miliband as our man in Washington.