SpaceX Starship Test Ends in Booster Catch and Midflight Explosion
- A SpaceX spacecraft exploded during a test flight on Thursday, with contact lost just 8 1/2 minutes into the flight.
- SpaceX was able to guide the Super Heavy booster to the launch site, where it was caught by the Mechazilla tower.
- SpaceX engineer Kate Tice stated, 'We do believe that we have lost the ship during its ascent phase' before the livestream shut off.
- SpaceX plans to review data from the test to determine the cause of the explosion and improve Starship's reliability.
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