See SpaceX Starship blow up over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)
SpaceX understands how to place on a program.The business released the seventh flight test of its Starship megarocket this afternoon from its Starbase website in South Texas. The 403-foot-tall (123 meters) car took off effectively and accomplished phase separation. And its first-stage booster, called Super Heavy, made it pull back to Starbase for a remarkable catch by its launch tower's "chopstick" arms.Some 8 minutes into the flight, SpaceX lost contact with the Starship upper phase, understood as Ship. It's presently unidentified what triggered the issue, however something is specific: Ship went out with a bang.Earth as seen from the upper phase of SpaceX's seventh Starship car throughout its test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. The automobile suffered an abnormality and blew up in Earth's envi...