The seventh test of SpaceX’s unmanned Starship lit up the sky when it went awry.
After the 403-foot-long megarocket lifted off from a site in southern Texas, the launch tower’s “chopstick arms” successfully caught its returning booster engine.
SpaceX Rocket Falls Apart During Test Flight After Booster Caught
The ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ is nothing new for Elon Musk’s space company.
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2025. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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