US EditionFirst SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails during test in Texas
Booster 18, SpaceX's upgraded Starship V3 first-stage, suffered major LOX tank damage during pressure testing with no injuries, delaying NASA's lunar landing timeline, SpaceX said.
- SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its Starship rocket booster in South Texas on Thursday to begin testing, and just a few hours later, something inside it exploded.
- The booster was the first major piece of what SpaceX is referring to as Starship version three, or V3.
- Starship V3 is supposed to be larger, more powerful, more reliable, and capable of docking other Starships in orbit around the Earth – a crucial piece of SpaceX's plan for getting to the Moon and Mars.
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First SpaceX booster for upgraded Starship fails during test in Texas
A towering first-stage booster for an upgraded version of SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered a predawn testing failure in Texas on Friday, potentially complicating the company's push to prove the rocket's moon-landing abilities for NASA,...
First next-generation Starship booster damaged in testing
The first booster in the new generation of Starship vehicles suffered significant damage during a Nov. 21 test, adding to doubts about the vehicle’s development schedule. The post First next-generation Starship booster damaged in testing appeared first on SpaceNews.
A booster for the improved version of the Starship missile, developed by SpaceX, suffered an error during a test conducted on the sun Friday morning in the U.S. state of Texas, complementing the potential efforts of the company...
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