Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and MarsSpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.Several videos on social media showed fiery debris streaking through the dusk skies near south Florida and the Bahamas after Starship’s breakup in space, which occurred shortly after it began to spin uncontrollably with its engines cut off, a SpaceX livestream of the mission showed. Continue reading...
SpaceX's Starship exploded shortly after launch in Texas, marking the second consecutive failure for Elon Musk's Mars program. The upper stage spun uncontrollably in space with engines cut off, leading to the explosion. The FAA has opened a mishap investigation. This follows a similar failure in January and impacts plans for satellite launches and human missions to the moon and Mars.
