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SpaceX’s massive starship explodes 10 minutes into flight — but completes third ‘catch’ of Super Heavy booster
The company is also celebrating the third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines.
SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)
Seven minutes later, Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Starbase for a dramatic catch by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. It was the third time that SpaceX has demonstrated this jaw-dropping technique.
Watch Amazing Views Of How SpaceX's Starship 25 And Super Heavy Booster 9 Liftoff And Separation
SpaceX Starship 25 and Super Heavy booster 9 launched to orbit from the Starbase facility in South Texas. Following the launch, the booster experienced a Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (RUD). Credit: Spa
Another SpaceX Starship lost during test flight despite successful booster catch
“After completing the required and comprehensive safety review, the FAA determined the SpaceX Starship vehicle can return to flight operations while the investigation into the Jan. 16 Starship Flight 7 mishap remains open,” the FAA stated. “The FAA is overseeing the SpaceX-led investigation.”
Animation Of SpaceX 'Chopsticks' To Catch Starship's Super Heavy Booster
SpaceX intends to captures Starship's Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms known as "chopsticks." See an animation of a catch and recent footage from tests. Credit: Space.com | animation & footage
Timeline of SpaceX Starship flight tests—and what happened
SpaceX’s Starship is undergoing a series of test flights to prepare for deep-space missions. With eight flights now completed, find out how each test has unfolded.
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.
SpaceX rolls huge Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 8 launch (photos)
Starship has flown seven times to date, most recently on Jan. 16. That mission was a mixed bag; SpaceX caught Super Heavy with the "chopstick" arms of Starbase's launch tower about seven minutes after liftoff as planned, but Ship suffered a serious problem and ended up detonating over the Atlantic Ocean.
Debris Rains Down After SpaceX Starship Test Flight
While the Starship’s booster successfully returned to the launchpad, the upper-stage spacecraft failed in space and lost several engines and attitude control on March 6, tumbling in space.
SpaceX successfully launches Starship 8 and lands reusable Super Heavy booster in 8th test flight
The 400-foot-tall Starship took off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach, in Texas, with the updated vessel expected to zoom across the Gulf of America and release dummy satellites as practice before a splash down in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX shares stunning close-up footage of Starship engines firing up on 8th flight test
SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of the Starship's 33 Raptor engines firing up at the start of the rocket's eighth ...
MSNBC hosts mock Elon Musk after SpaceX mishap: 'Go back to your day job'
MSNBC host Michael Steele mocked SpaceX CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk after a mishap during one of its flight tests for ...
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SpaceX fumbles the Starship launch, but eventually landed the catch for a hat-trick
SpaceX has wrapped up Flight 8 of Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, with the flight having its ...