Rocket debris from a SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster was spotted in the sky after a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly.'
Rocket debris from a SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster was spotted in the sky after a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' before part of the device successfully returned to its 'chopsticks' for a second time. The vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase test site at Boca Chica, Texas. The booster then separated about two minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff and headed back towards Starbase, Space News reported.
It was great to see a booster come down, but we are obviously bummed out about ship,' said SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot. The last data received from the spacecraft indicated an altitude of 90 miles and a velocity of 13,245 mph. The 400-foot rocket had thundered away in late afternoon from Boca Chica, near the Mexican border. Elon Musk said he plans to launch actual Starlinks on Starships before moving on to other satellites and, eventually, crews.
Video footage of debris falling from the sky seemed to perplex people on the ground. 'Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!' Musk wrote on X in response to one video posted online. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In a subsequent post, he said that 'improved versions of the ship & booster already waiting for launch.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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