SpaceX successfully launches and lands Starship prototype in milestone test flight By William Harwood
May 5, 2021 / 8:10 PM / CBS News
SpaceX launched its latest Starship prototype Wednesday evening, sending the methane-fueled rocket up to an altitude of about 6 miles. The craft then flipped over on its side in a now-familiar belly-flop maneuver and plunged back to Earth, righting itself and restarting its engines to stick an on-target touchdown.
The previous four test flights of a Starship prototype were only partially successful, all of them ending with spectacular explosions, either before, during or just after touchdown.
Starship prototype No. 15 blasts off from SpaceX s Boca Chia, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility.
By William Harwood SpaceX Starship prototype launch a success
SpaceX launched its latest Starship prototype Wednesday evening, sending the methane-fueled rocket up to an altitude of about 6 miles. The craft then flipped over on its side in a now-familiar belly-flop maneuver and plunged back to Earth, righting itself and restarting its engines to stick an on-target touchdown.
The previous four test flights of a Starship prototype were only partially successful, all of them ending with spectacular explosions, either before, during or just after touchdown.
Starship prototype No. 15 blasts off from SpaceX s Boca Chia, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility. SpaceX webcast
Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffers second rocket mishap in days as new starship prototype COLLAPSES on hanger
Updated: 12 Dec 2020, 3:17
ELON Musk’s SpaceX suffered its second rocket mishap in days as the new Starship prototype collapsed on its hanger this morning.
The Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) reportedly started to lean on its stand at the Boca Chia testing facility on Friday – days after the SN8 exploded in an huge fireball.
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Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) reportedly started to lean and eventually collapsed on its launch padCredit: Adrian Aguilar
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The dramatic SN8 explosion came after the rocket had soared to 40,000ft Credit: Reuters