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The debut flight of SpaceX’s Version 3 Starship lifted off just after 6:30 p.m. The mission experienced complications shortly after liftoff when the upper stage, designated Ship 39, separated from its Super Heavy booster with one engine failing to activate.
SpaceX's Starship Version 3 reached the Indian Ocean despite severe engine failures during the flight.
KEY POINTS
- The Super Heavy booster's 33 Raptor engines all shut down prematurely, forcing a crash into the Gulf.
- Ship 39 successfully deployed 20 Starlink satellite simulators and two heat shield video satellites in orbit.
- SpaceX deliberately removed a heat shield tile mid-flight to study stress effects on neighboring tiles.
- The spacecraft retained extra propellant due to engine failure, increasing the size of the planned explosion.
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