SpaceX's Starship fails its second test flight as the automated flight termination system triggers and engineers lose contact with the craft. The launch took place at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. This marks the company's second failed attempt at sending a Starship on a near-orbital trip.
SpaceX's Starship failed its test flight this morning when the automated flight termination system triggered, and engineers lost contact with the craft about 10 minutes into its journey. This marks the company's second attempt at sending a Starship on a near-orbital trip, a 90-minute voyage that would have gone almost around the world. An initial test flight also failed in April, exploding four minutes after liftoff and flinging debris throughout the surrounding area.
As before, today's launch took place at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. But this time, all of the 33 Raptor engines appeared to ignite properly, and the Starship's stage separation from the Super Heavy booster worked more or less as planned. The vehicle survived max q, or the point in its ascent when it's under the most pressure from the atmosphere and its own velocit
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