SpaceX launches Starship test flight on second try
The debut flight of the upgraded rocket completed payload deployment and reentry tests despite engine shutdowns, SpaceX said.
- On Friday, SpaceX launched its largest Starship on a 12th test flight from Starbase, Texas, advancing development of the rocket for future interplanetary travel.
- The revamped Starship measures 407 feet tall and features 33 main engines, debuting two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to take the company public.
- Carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites, the mission concluded with the booster in The Gulf and the spacecraft in the Indian Ocean, with no equipment recovered.
- NASA is paying SpaceX and Blue Origin to provide lunar landers, with the Artemis program targeting the first crewed moon landing since 1972 as soon as 2028.
- Beyond NASA missions, SpaceX is pursuing private space tourism, with Chinese-born investor Chun Wang announcing plans to fly to Mars on the company's first interplanetary mission.
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The space company of Elon Musk shot the new Starship V3 into space on Friday. The launch was successful, the rocket returned controlled and exploded – according to SpaceX this was planned.
Watch the moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes after dramatic splashdown
SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket ended its latest test flight in a huge fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean.The 407-foot spacecraft launched successfully from Texas on Friday night and completed nearly an hour in flight before deliberately crashing into the sea inside a designated landing zone.Dramatic footage showed the rocket erupting into flames on impact, with the explosion planned for the mission.Despite engine problems during the …
SpaceX successfully completed, in the early morning of last Saturday, a test flight of its new generation Starship rocket, deploying several simulated satellites and performing a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean. This was a crucial debut for the new version of the ship, as Elon Musk's company prepares to go out on the bag.Keep reading...
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