BREAKING: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in midair after launching as the boosters failed to separate from the rocket.
Starship launched at 9:33 a.m. ET, just five minutes after the launch window opened, on its inaugural flight.
The shuttle is currently the largest spacecraft in the world at about 393 feet and is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars in a similar vein to NASA's Artemis mission.What Starship's journey will look likeFor this first flight test, SpaceX said Starship will not attempt a vertical landing of Starship or a catch of the booster.
If successful, Starship and its rocket, which is called Super Heavy, will head up to the skies and 33 Raptor engines will ignite simultaneously. About eight minutes after liftoff, Super Heavy will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico.This handout image provided by SpaceX shows a rainbow in the sky behind the 164-foot tall Starship spacecraft sitting atop the 230-foot tall Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, April 10, 2023.
Meanwhile, the spacecraft will travel about 150 miles -- partially around the Earth -- and then splash down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii about 90 minutes after liftoff. There will be a 62-minute window opening at 9:28 a.m. ET. A live webcast began 45 minutes before liftoff.SpaceX is fueling its Starship rocket -- the world's larger spacecraft -- as it attempts a second launch."The Starship team is go for prop load; team is keeping an eye on the weather," SpaceX said in a tweet.
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