That process ended up destroying the Super Heavy booster, which erupted into a ball of flames over the Gulf of Mexico. “With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multiplanetary.”The Federal Aviation Administration, which licensed the Starship’s test flight today, issued a statement after the test flight. But after hot staging, the Super Heavy booster began tumbling out of control and exploded over the Gulf of Mexico just moments later. Then, the spacecraft’s flight termination system was triggered to prevent it from veering off course, bringing an early end to the test flight. After April’s explosive first test flight, SpaceX noted “success comes from what we learn, and we learned a tremendous amount.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Source: CNN November 18, 2023 17:01 UTC