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Starship More Successful on Second Test Flight

Booster Separates, Explodes Before Landing

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Tom Patton
Nov 18, 2023
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Courtesy SpaceX via X

The second test flight of the SpaceX Starship was more successful than the first, but still failed to achieve all of the objectives hoped for during the flight.

"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."
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