SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
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Summary
SpaceX’s Starship rocket failed to land successfully after its launch on Thursday, with the spacecraft spinning out of control and descending into the Gulf of Mexico.
This was the eighth test flight for the rocket and the second failure, after a similar incident occurred in January.
The Starship platform is integral to Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX, which includes plans to land on the Moon and Mars.
The Apollo-designed rocket, taller than the Statue of Liberty, is a central component of NASA’s Artemis programme to return humans to the lunar surface by 2025.
It is not immediately clear what went wrong on this flight, but the company will be investigating the cause of the malfunction.
This failure is another blow for the company following the loss of fifteen satellites in a rocket explosion earlier this week.
