SpaceX has performed a second integrated test flight of its Starship, which survived stage separation but was lost near to the end of its engine burn.
SpaceX has performed a second integrated test flight of its Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket. The Starship made it off the launchpad and survived through stage separation, but communication with the spacecraft was lost near the end of its engine burn.
The rocket made it further in this test than it did in its previous test flight in April this year when it took off from the pad but exploded before stage separation.
The launch took place at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, November 18. There was a short pause when the countdown clock was halted at T-40 seconds due to a pressurization issue, but then the Starship was able to liftoff successfully.
