SpaceX Starship ‘Lost’ After Reaching Space During Third Test Flight
SpaceX said Thursday that it had “lost” all contact with its Starship mega rocket as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere after successfully reaching orbit.
The enormous 397-foot-tall rocket successfully launched at 9:25 a.m. ET on Thursday morning from a base in Boca Chica, Texas.
And for most of its journey, all was well, as this third test of SpaceX’s Starship model saw the rocket go further into space than previous trials without exploding.