Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the first time, but fell short of reaching space after suffering a mid-flight failure. No crew were on board.
It’s the culmination of years of regulatory work and technological tests for SpaceX and the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.
The company made a first go at getting this launch off the ground on Monday, but a pressure valve in the Super Heavy booster apparently froze. The company’s teams worked to resolve a number of unidentified issues to make a second attempt possible on Thursday.
SpaceX leadership has repeatedly stressed the experimental nature of the launch and said any result that involved Starship getting off the launchpad would be a success.
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