SpaceX Starship test flight fails minutes after launch
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion.
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![SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A rocket ascends after launch.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7032872.1700316991!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spacex-starship-launch.jpg)
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion.