The second test launch of SpaceX’s Starship got off to a successful start Saturday, with the booster separating from the spaceship, but both then exploded shortly after over the ocean. Unlike the previous such attempt in April, the booster rocket separated successfully from the mega ship, but then blew up, followed shortly by the spaceship itself. “Congrats to the teams who made progress on today’s flight test,” he said on X, formerly Twitter. “As you could see, the Super Heavy Booster has just experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly; however, our ship is still underway,” an announcer said. – Design changes –SpaceX was forced to blow up Starship during its first test flight four minutes after launch on April 20, because the two stages failed to separate.

Source: Punch November 18, 2023 22:51 UTC