Nov 19, 2023, 11:20 AM

SpaceX's Starship fails in second test flight with explosions

SpaceX's Starship fails in second test flight with explosions

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – SpaceX's giant new rocket Starship on Saturday blasted off on its second test flight but ended prematurely with an explosion minutes after launch.

Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through a successful stage separation, Xinhua reported citing SpaceX.

The booster experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" after stage separation and boost backburn while Starship's engines fired for several minutes on its way to space.

The spacecraft was designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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