SpaceX’s Starship — the largest launch vehicle ever built in human history — launched on its second-ever flight on Saturday, taking off from the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. But shortly after the upper stage separated and reached its target altitude, it went through a “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” according to SpaceX. Basically, it exploded.
This was the second test flight for the Starship system. The first one happened in April this year. Even that launch ended in an explosion. I am sure you can see somewhat of a pattern forming. “Such an incredibly successful day. Even though we did have a rapid unscheduled disassembly of both the Super Heavy Booster and the ship,” said a SpaceX announcer during a live stream of the launch on Saturday.
Calling it an “incredibly successful day” is equally as untruthful as calling it a complete failure. The actual truth is this—SpaceX managed to launch the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. Compared to its first flight, Starship went much further since the booster separated from the ship before it disintegrated. It would be most accurate to say that the test was a partial success, and SpaceX needs to learn from its mistakes to improve further.
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