Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world before succumbing to the scorching heat of atmospheric reentry. In June, the fourth test flight ended with controlled splashdowns of the rocket's Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico and of Starship in the Indian Ocean.
The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" was likely caused by a propellant leak, Elon Musk said, and was captured on video by ...
The primary objectives for SpaceX were stress-testing the new ship and avionics, catching the booster at the launchpad for ...
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SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)Starship's previous six test flights occurred in April and November of 2023 and March, June, October and November of last ...
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the ...
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