SpaceX Starship booster in flames after unexpected ignition
NASA own enormorocket, the SLS, is due for launch by the end of August and there was a possibility that SpaceX might have been able to launch the first orbital Starship at the same time.
The orbital SpaceX Starship stack is a two-stage vehicle. The first stage, the Super Heavy Booster, was the vehicle involved in the test, and is equipped with 33 of the company's Raptor enginers. Together, both booster and Starship second stage are expected to attempt a launch to orbit in the coming months, with the latter splashing down in the Pacific Ocean while the former will either be dunked in the ocean or attempt a landing. Eventually both stages are planned to be reusable.
It is not immediately clear if and how much of a delay last night's incident will cause. It is just over a year since a Starship prototype completed a high altitude flight and
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