The upgraded spacecraft completed a key test flight before bursting into flames in the Indian Ocean
SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded in a fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean on Friday, capping what the company described as a successful test flight of its next-generation spacecraft.
The massive rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas at around 6:30 PM EST and flew for around 66 minutes before the upper-stage Starship reentered the atmosphere, performed its landing burn, and reached its planned splashdown zone.
Seconds after touching the water, the vehicle tipped over and burst into flames, footage from SpaceX’s…
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