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United States: SpaceX’s uncrewed Starship explodes on launch attempt

This test flight was a small step in a grand project. Before Starship can complete its first grand mission or host astronauts, SpaceX has significant technological questions to hash out.

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Nasa tapped SpaceX’s Starship to serve as a lunar lander, ferrying astronauts from a separate spacecraft down to the lunar surface for the Artemis III mission, which is currently scheduled for as early as 2025. Before that mission can take off, however, SpaceX has to prove that Starship can make it to the moon.

The sheer mass of the vehicle will force the company to refuel the spacecraft while it’s still in Earth’s orbit. More than a dozen launches — carrying nothing but propellant — may be required to give a single Starship lunar lander enough fuel to traverse the 238,900-mile (384,500-kilometer) void between the Earth and the moon. Before SpaceX can even hash out that process, it’ll also need to learn to put Starship into orbit in the first place. Today’s test flight only sought to get to near orbital speeds and make a partial lap of the planet.

Cnn’s Jackie Wattles said the launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket gave her an adrenaline rush. Watch the TikTok below to see liftoff— and hear just how loud it was. SpaceX said its first flight test of Starship put on “quite a show” Thursday as the powerful rocket launched and then exploded midair a few minutes later.

“At 8:33 a.m. CT, Starship successfully lifted off from the orbital launch pad for the first time. The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to an apogee of 39 km over the Gulf of Mexico – the highest of any Starship to-date. The vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble. The flight termination system was commanded on both the booster and ship. As is standard procedure, the pad and surrounding area was cleared well in advance of the test, and we expect the road and beach near the pad to remain closed until tomorrow,” SpaceX said in a statement on its website.

SpaceX said it “learned a tremendous amount” that it will implement into future flights. The company also thanked its community and the county for supporting the launch.

There have been no injuries or public property damage reported following today’s launch and explosion of SpaceX’s Starship in Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

“The Faa will oversee the mishap investigation of the Starship / Super Heavy test mission. A return to flight of the Starship / Super Heavy vehicle is based on the Faa determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety,” the administration reported, noting that this is “standard practice for all mishap investigations.”

The Faa is responsible for protecting the public during commercial space transportation launch and reentry operations.

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