14-03-2024 22:43 via theverge.com

SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, but the vehicle was ‘lost’ after reentry

The third Starship test flight has fared far better than SpaceX’s previous two attempts. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s massive Starship took off from the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, at 9:25AM ET on Thursday morning.This test flight was far more successful than its two predecessors, as the vehicle became “the first Starship to complete its full-duration ascent burn” after the six Raptor engines powered it to its expected orbit. It completed th
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