From Hops to Orbit: A Fiery History of SpaceX’s Starship Program

From Hops to Orbit: A Fiery History of SpaceX’s Starship Program

Starship has completed nine orbital tests, but a recent launch pad explosion puts pressure on its next flight—and Musk’s Mars ambitions.

SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight 9 Accomplished A Lot, But Resulted In A Massive Explosion, Marking The Fourth Failed Test Flight For The Massive Rocket

Shutterstock The ninth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship recently took place, and like several others before, it ended with an explosion. While not exactly what SpaceX was hoping for, it was also not surprising given that these are test flights that are attempting to prove out the various systems of this incredible rocket that is being designed to take humans to the moon and to Mars in the future. In this test, the Starship was supposed to launch…