Close-up of the 33 engines, all doing their job.Credit for the photo: https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos
Starship launches off the pad under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster
As expected, the SpaceX Starship mishap triggers a SpaceX/ FAA investigation. No injuries or property damage reported.
STATEMENTThis information is preliminary and subject to change:A mishap occurred during the SpaceX StarshipOFT-2 launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 18. The anomaly resulted in a loss of the vehicle. No injuries or public property damage have been reported.BACKGROUNDA mishap investigation is designed to further enhance public safety, determine the root cause of the event, and identify corrective actions to avoid it from happening again.The FAA will be involved in every step of the mishap investigation process and must approve the final mishap report, including the corrective actions.A return to flight of the Starship Super Heavy vehicle is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety.
This information is preliminary and subject to change: A mishap occurred during the @SpaceX Starship OFT-2 launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 18. The anomaly resulted in a loss of the vehicle. No injuries or public property damage have been reported.
Congrats to the teams who made progress on today’s flight test. Spaceflight is a bold adventure demanding a can-do spirit and daring innovation. Today’s test is an opportunity to learn—then fly again. Together @NASA and @SpaceX will return humanity to the Moon, Mars & beyond.
Hearing that the Starship pad survived and that, on top of the first stage performance, is a huge win for SpaceX and NASA.
Link: youtu.be/O3F8aTBLLx0SpaceX launched Starship on its 2nd integrated flight test. Watch our highlights and compilation of several camera angles!
Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting second integrated flight test of Starship! Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through stage separation
The booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship's engines fired for several minutes on its way to space
With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multiplanetary
Gotta love the pressure waves vapourizing and recondensing clouds as they move away from the pad.
Starship Flight 2: Hot-staging sequence
New estimate of liftoff time based on the spaceflightnow feed: 1302:53 UTCBut I am hoping someone has a better estimate
Updated Starship reentry estimate 65W 19N (north of British Virgin Is)
If the #Starship self-destruct mechanism indeed took place when it was about to shut off its engines, then this should be the approximate area where it #disintegrated:
Starship liftoff through successful hot-stage separation
Starship launch was incredible! Congratulations to the entire Starbase teams. 🔥🚀🔥@NASASpaceflight
Starship off to the stars
Focussed
The way the booster engines shut down to pave the way for Starship's engines 😍
I resynced the telemetry bar with the video of MECO & Hot Stage. Now it's more obvious the order of engine shut down, relight and failure on the boost back.I suspect that booster failure is something like a fluid hammer effect given the stop and restart puts lots of stress on plumbing.
Attack at dawn.Starship flight 2.📸 - @NASASpaceflight 🛒 - shop.nasaspaceflight.com/collections/me…
It did the spicy thing: hot staging.Ship 25 ignites all six Raptor engines to separate from Booster 9. 📸 - @NASASpaceflight📺 - youtube.com/live/uOI35G7cP…
Tracking camera views of hot-staging separation