visibility3miles
20th Apr 2023, 17:17
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-1st-launch-april-2023-photos
SpaceX's Starship did not disappoint on its first test flight.The 394-foot-tall (120 meters) Starship (https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html), the world's biggest and most powerful rocket (https://www.space.com/29295-rocket-history.html), took off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas at 9:33 a.m. EDT (1333 GMT; 8:33 a.m. local Texas time) on April 20, 2023. Powered by 33 Raptor engines, Starship roared through the morning sky to the delight of spectators gathered on nearby South Padre Island.
Starship didn't fly for long, however. The massive stainless steel vehicle apparently encountered an issue separating from its Super Heavy rocket booster a few minutes into its flight. After tumbling through the air, the huge rocket exploded in what SpaceX calls a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" just under four minutes after launch.
https://videos.space.com/m/ZFdn8Xr7/boom-spacex-starship-has-explosive-first-space-launch-attempt-test-still-succesful?list=9wzCTV4g
SpaceX's Starship did not disappoint on its first test flight.The 394-foot-tall (120 meters) Starship (https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html), the world's biggest and most powerful rocket (https://www.space.com/29295-rocket-history.html), took off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas at 9:33 a.m. EDT (1333 GMT; 8:33 a.m. local Texas time) on April 20, 2023. Powered by 33 Raptor engines, Starship roared through the morning sky to the delight of spectators gathered on nearby South Padre Island.
Starship didn't fly for long, however. The massive stainless steel vehicle apparently encountered an issue separating from its Super Heavy rocket booster a few minutes into its flight. After tumbling through the air, the huge rocket exploded in what SpaceX calls a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" just under four minutes after launch.
https://videos.space.com/m/ZFdn8Xr7/boom-spacex-starship-has-explosive-first-space-launch-attempt-test-still-succesful?list=9wzCTV4g