2M views · 41K reactions | SpaceX Launches & Catches A Starship Booster! #nasaspaceflight #spacex #spacexstarship #starship #starbase #bocachica #chopsticks #mechazilla #boostercatch #starshipflight5 | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook

The Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Thursday launched its mighty rocket ship - the Starship Super Heavy. While the Starship Super Heavy lifted off from the surface, it failed to make it into orbit. The fully stacked spacecraft was to go to an altitude of 150 miles above the planet, but the mission ended with an explosion midway. Watch! (Video: Chris Bergin-NSF/Twitter) #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk | India Today

275K views · 8.7K reactions | The Super Heavy is powered by 33 Raptor engines, with the inner 13 equipped with gimbal actuators for precise control during boostback and landing burns. Only three center engines are used in the final landing phase to steer the booster into the catch position, showcasing advanced thrust vectoring. The engines use sub-cooled liquid methane and oxygen, optimized for reusability and Mars missions #SpaceX #starship #superheavy | Space News | Facebook

SpaceX Starship Blows Up During Test in Texas! Ship 36, a Starship upper-stage prototype, exploded during preparation for a static fire test at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, marking a significant setback for the company’s ambitious Starship program aimed at enabling human exploration of the Moon and Mars. The explosion occurred as engineers conducted a routine test firing of its six Raptor engines, a standard procedure to assess readiness for flight. Ship 36 had been paired wi

202K views · 1.8K reactions | A SpaceX Starship rocket failed in...