Articles by Spaceflight Now
Second high-altitude Starship test flight ends in landing explosion
Starship completed a successful climb to approximately 10 kilometers altitude and then descended horizontally toward the landing site. It appeared to lose control as it was in the process of flipping back to a vertical position and exploded as it bellyflopped onto the landing pad. Watch a replay of the test flight.
Watch the nine Merlin engines ignite for a static test prior to the 21st Cargo Dragon mission
SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at Cape Canaveral in readiness for the launch of the first upgraded Cargo Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. Ignition occurred at 11:40am EST (1640 GMT) on Nov. 3, 2020.
