Around seven months of orbital pad upgrades, governmental red tape, and an extensive environmental assessment later, SpaceX has launched its second orbital attempt of its massive Starship rocket.
Despite the "rapid unscheduled disassembly," SpaceX is hailing the mission as a success. That's in large part due to the "successful stage separation," a risky and complex maneuver, and that 33 of the rocket booster's Raptor engines were all able to fire simultaneously for the first time.
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." SpaceX's statement reads.
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