U.S. aerospace company SpaceX reported the failure of its ninth Starship test flight - the spacecraft it touts as "the most powerful rocket in human history" - in a post on platform X (formerly Twitter) Tuesday evening following the launch from Texas.
Key Details:
Flight Anomaly: The company stated the vehicle experienced "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" during ascent, with teams now reviewing data for the next test flight
Development Philosophy: SpaceX emphasized that success comes "from what we learn," noting this test helps improve Starship's reliability toward making life multiplanetary
Historical Context: This follows:
March's 8th test flight explosion (prompting structural modifications)
7th flight failure (which led to hardware/operational changes)