SpaceX Starship Prototype SN11 Explodes In Midair

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Credit: SpaceX webcast.
SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude flight of a Starship upper stage prototype ended in a midair explosion on March 30 as the vehicle was beginning its engine reignition sequence to pivot for vertical touchdown. The 164-ft.-tall, 30-ft.-dia., stainless-steel vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s newly renamed...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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