SpaceX's ninth Starship test showed progress as the rocket survived launch, marking a significant improvement from previous attempts. However, a fuel tank leak caused it to lose control and tumble back into the atmosphere, landing in the Indian Ocean nearly an hour later. The mission aimed to demonstrate the rocket's capabilities for future tasks, including crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. While the main engines performed better this time, achieving the scheduled cutoff, critical goals were still unmet, reflecting ongoing challenges in the development process.
Starship made it to the scheduled ship engine cutoff, so big improvement over last flight! Also, no significant loss of heat shield tiles during ascent.
Unlike in recent tests, SpaceX's ninth Starship survived launch, but a fuel tank leak meant it lost control before it could complete its objectives.
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