SpaceX's mega rocket blasted off on another test flight, which made it farther than their two previous attempts but this time, the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.
blasted off on another test flight overnight and made it farther than two previous attempts, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.
"SpaceX has come a long way," Musk said via X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, which he now owns. "The team has made the call that the ship has been lost, so no splashdown today," said Dan Huot, SpaceX communications manager, during the live broadcast.SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
SpaceX considers the Starship system crucial to its founding mission: to carry humans to Mars for the first time. The Super Heavy booster burned through most of its fuel and broke away from the Starship spacecraft, the upper stage that rides atop the Super Heavy.
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