US EditionWATCH AGAIN: SpaceX Launches Starship Test Flight After Explosion Sent Debris over Florida
- On May 27, 2025, SpaceX conducted the ninth Starship test launch from its Boca Chica facility in Texas, with plans to release eight simulated Starlink satellites and utilize a previously flown Super Heavy booster.
- The launch followed back-to-back failures earlier this year caused by distinct hardware problems involving harmonic response and engine issues that led to catastrophic explosions.
- During the ninth flight, the Super Heavy booster detached but exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, while the Starship upper stage suffered a hardware failure resulting in breakup before the planned Indian Ocean splashdown.
- The Federal Aviation Administration authorized the flight after concluding SpaceX sufficiently addressed root causes, and SpaceX stated it made multiple hardware changes to improve reliability.
- The test highlights ongoing challenges in perfecting Starship, which remains central to SpaceX and Elon Musk's goal of enabling human missions to the Moon and Mars.
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