SpaceX
Several hours ago, SpaceX was finally able to launch Starship Serial No. 9 (SN9) from Pad B of its launch facility at Boca Chica Beach in South Texas. Unfortunately, while the experimental vehicle was able to reach its intended altitude of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) during the hop, a failure with one of SN9's two Raptor engines needed for its landing burn—plus other undisclosed anomalies—caused SN9 to lose control and explosively hit the ground only a few meters away from the SN10 vehicle...which is currently sitting at Pad A.
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Clean-up activities will obviously begin in earnest to remove SN9's wreckage from the area so SN10 can be prepped for launch, though we'll see if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be much quickler in granting SpaceX a license for the next test. I reckon the FAA should come to expect that RUD (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly) will be on Starship's testing regimen for the foreseeable future. Stay tuned.
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