SpaceX launched its Starship today, with the Super Heavy booster coming back to Earth and being successfully caught by “Mechazilla’s” chopsticks arms again, yet another sight to behold.
But sadly for the second state of Starship, it lost communication and then exploded.
“Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue to review data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause,” said SpaceX.
“With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability.”
Watch the super exciting Super Heavy booster catch below—we’re going to Mars soon, baby:
Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! pic.twitter.com/aq91TloYzY
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2025
Here, we see footage of what appears to be Starship debris burning as it enters the atmosphere, shared on X, in what was over Turks and Caicos:
Could this be Starship debris? https://t.co/DyS4WwKmOl
— TeslaNorth.com (@RealTeslaNorth) January 16, 2025
