BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship soars, then crashes in major test flight
SpaceX values moving fast and taking risks as it's developing a new rocket. These kinds of high-profile accidents during testing are part of that philosophy.
If SpaceX has its way, Starship will one day fly people and cargo to deep space destinations like the Moon and even Mars.Starship took flight at around 9:33am ET from Boca Chica, Texas, as the vehicle's Super Heavy booster rocketed the vehicle away from Earth. All seemed to go well during the first part of the flight, but the rocket appeared to run into problems about three minutes after launch, with the test eventually ending in a crash landing off the coast.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SpaceX readies for 2nd shot at launching Starship, world's most powerful rocketSpaceX plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, eventually, Mars.
Read more »
SpaceX sets the next Starship orbital launch attempt for April 20SpaceX's massive Mars rocket could launch on Tesla shareholders' least favorite day of the year. Elon Musk said it has a 50% chance of reaching orbit.
Read more »
SpaceX Targeting Thursday for Next Starship Launch AttemptSpaceX is targeting Thursday for its next Starship test flight after Monday’s launch attempt was called off.
Read more »
SpaceX Targets 4/20 for Second Starship Launch AttemptThe 394-foot-tall rocket could finally take flight on April 20. A frozen valve scrambled the first launch attempt on Monday.
Read more »
SpaceX to try again for Super Heavy, Starship debut launchEven though a valve issue prevented the first launch attempt of the Super Heavy rocket and the Starship spacecraft, SpaceX is preparing for another go on Thursday.
Read more »