SpaceX Eyes Leak In Starship Upper-Stage Loss, Plans Next Test Soon
SpaceX said a leak may have caused a fire in Starship’s upgraded Block 2 upper stage, leading to the loss of the vehicle during the super-heavy lift launch system’s seventh test flight, while also signaling it would press ahead with plans for another mission in weeks.
SpaceX Catches Starship Booster Again but Stumbles With Upper Stage Glitch
Elon Musk's company saw mixed results today, with Starship's booster sticking the landing while the upper stage failed during ascent.
SpaceX catches booster again, but loses Starship upper stage during test flight
SpaceX sent up its first test flight of the year for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas, catching the booster for just the second time back at the launch site, but suffering a loss of the upper stage.
SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space
SpaceX caught the Starship rocket's Super Heavy booster for a second time, after it launched the upper stage into space on Thursday during a seventh test
SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)
Starship's previous six test flights occurred in April and November of 2023 and March, June, October and November of last year. SpaceX aimed to conduct a chopsticks catch of Super Heavy on Flight 6 as well, but a communication issue with the launch tower nixed that try, and the booster diverted for a Gulf of Mexico splashdown.
SpaceX loses its Starship rocket in test flight but catches its booster after launch
SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which will include a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.
SpaceX loses Starship mid-flight, but catches booster again after launch
The Starship system is designed to be fully reusable and aims to become a new method of flying cargo and people beyond Earth. The rocket is also critical to NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon. SpaceX won a multibillion-dollar contract from the agency to use Starship as a crewed lunar lander as part of NASA's Artemis moon program..
SpaceX loses spacecraft after successful booster catch in Starship test
SpaceX said the ship experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” moments after a dramatic, successful booster catch at the launchpad.
SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights
SpaceX pulled off its “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy rocket booster but lost the Starship spacecraft on Thursday during the vehicle’s seventh uncrewed test flight.
Starship Flight 7 launches from Starbase, Texas before its upper stage was lost
Starship Flight 7's upper stage was lost a few minutes into flight. Its booster stage was successfully captured upon its return to earth. The mission was an unmanned test. (Credit: Associated Press)
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...
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Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan. 16 when the Starship upper stage was apparently lost while ascending into space.
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SpaceX loses upper stage of Starship; catches rocket booster in 7th test flight
SpaceX lost all communications with Starship's upper stage after it was able to catch the ship's massive rocket booster in the launch pad ... its ascent burn to space. Prior to the burn ...