SpaceX did not achieve the test launch's ultimate objective a partial trip around the world ending in a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. But the flight did show that the company had fixed key issues that arose during the first test flight in April.
Soon after stage separation, the booster exploded a rapid unscheduled disassembly in the jargon of rocket engineers. The upper-stage Starship spacecraft continued heading toward orbit for several more minutes, reaching an altitude of more than 90 miles.
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