SpaceX Launches Starship For Second Test Flight

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.

Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / Getty Images

Space-X launched it's huge Starship rocket from its Boca Chica launch site for just the second test flight of Starship. The last time it was tried, the rocket blew up over the Gulf of Mexico. This time the flight was more of a success with the rocket launching and separating from its Super Heavy booster before the booster exploded, leaving the rest of Starship to continue on its flight. Space-X then lost communication with the Starship spacecraft a short time later after it had continued the flight with its own six engines. The Starship's mission was to circle most of the earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.


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