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SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, but the vehicle was ‘lost’ after reentry
No (unintended) explosions this time.
So far, it has completed the hot-staging separation from its Super Heavy booster and opened a payload door intended to demonstrate how it could be used for missions like delivering Starlink satellites into orbit. The latest update from SpaceX says that the vehicle has entered a “coast phase” before it attempts a planned in-space relight of the Raptor engines at about 40 minutes into the flight. Its second attempt on November 18th fared better — while the Super Heavy booster also exploded after separation, the Starship spacecraft continued its journey into orbit, where after contact with the vehicle was lost.
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