SpaceX launches Starship rocket, fails to recover booster
SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket into orbit, but the booster failed to return to the launch site as intended, exploding over the Gulf of Mexico. The company continues its efforts to develop a fully reusable rocket system for future space missions.
Why it matters
The success of Starship's reusability is critical for reducing the cost of space travel and supporting long-term goals like lunar and Martian exploration.
SpaceX had planned to catch and later reuse both stages of its biggest rocket for the first time. But the booster exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, while the spacecraft continued into orbit.
https://p.dw.com/p/5PRd5 Prefer DW on Google Fingers crossed that Saturday's landing of the top part of the rocket won't end like the booster Advertisement US company SpaceX has successfully launched the latest flight of its Starship spacecraft into orbit but did not recover the booster rocket as planned.
The company, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk , is hoping to develop a fully reusable rocket system. It had planned to recover both the booster and the upper stage, which is the spacecraft itself.
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