lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines
Watch Starship’s second integrated flight test https://t.co/cahoRQ72lm
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 17, 2023
TEXAS – Starship returned to integrated flight testing with it’s second launch from Starbase in Texas. While it didn’t happen in a lab or on a test stand, it was absolutely a test. What we did today will provide invaluable data to continue rapidly developing Starship.
Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through a successful stage separation.
The booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly after boostback burn following the successful stage separation while Starship’s engines fired for several minutes on its way to space, climbing to an altitude of ~150 kilometers.
With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multiplanetary.
“We’ll continue to share updates here as the team reviews data from today’s test. Thank you to our customers, Cameron County, and the wider community for the continued support and encouragement.” said SpaceX in a statement.
Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting second flight test of Starship!
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