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SpaceX's Starship Spins Out of Control and Burns Up After Reaching Space [View all]
SpaceX’s Starship Spins Out of Control and Burns Up After Reaching Space (Gizmodo)After back-to-back failed attempts, Starship managed to reach space during the ninth test flight, but fell short on several key goals.
Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost.
Update: May 27, 8:18 p.m. ET: SpaceX anticipates the total loss of Starship as a result of the uncontrolled reentry. It’s expected to crash into the Indian Ocean—or at least, bits and pieces of the vehicle.
Update: May 27, 8:13 p.m. ET: About 30 minutes into the mission, SpaceX announced that Starship had fallen into an unrecoverable spin as the result of the loss of attitude control. The spacecraft is suborbital and will perform an atmospheric reentry, but it will be an uncontrolled one. SpaceX pushed Starship further than in the previous two tests, but this latest flight can hardly be called a success.
Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost.
Update: May 27, 8:18 p.m. ET: SpaceX anticipates the total loss of Starship as a result of the uncontrolled reentry. It’s expected to crash into the Indian Ocean—or at least, bits and pieces of the vehicle.
Update: May 27, 8:13 p.m. ET: About 30 minutes into the mission, SpaceX announced that Starship had fallen into an unrecoverable spin as the result of the loss of attitude control. The spacecraft is suborbital and will perform an atmospheric reentry, but it will be an uncontrolled one. SpaceX pushed Starship further than in the previous two tests, but this latest flight can hardly be called a success.
https://gizmodo.com/watch-live-as-spacex-tries-to-break-starships-explosive-losing-streak-2000607609
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