SpaceX conducted the eighth test of its Starship rocket

Washington, DC: SpaceX successfully executed and finished the “catch” of the Super Heavy booster during the launch of its eighth test of the Starship rocket on Thursday. But according to the New York Post, the Starship disintegrated less than 10 minutes into the trip.

The 400-foot-tall spacecraft, which was launched from Space X’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in Texas, lost altitude control, according to engineers, when several engines failed 20 seconds before the ascent burn ended.

“During Starship’s ascent burn, the vehicle underwent a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost,” SpaceX said in a post on X. In order to carry out planned contingency reactions, our team promptly started coordinating with safety authorities.

“To further identify the underlying problem, we will examine the data from today’s flying test. Success always stems from the lessons we learn, and today’s trip will provide further insights to increase Starship’s dependability,” it said.

Nearly a million people watched the voyage live as the spacecraft seemingly lost control before the cameras abruptly stopped recording. It was anticipated that the spacecraft would splash down in the Indian Ocean.

Nonetheless, social media users in Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas were amazed by the glittering wreckage as it plunged towards Earth in footage that showed the blazing remains of Starship 8 in the night sky above the Atlantic Ocean, according to the New York Post.

Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, flights at a number of airports in Florida were briefly suspended because of “space launch debris.” Before it could launch its test satellites, which were supposed to happen at the 17-minute mark, Elon Musk’s business, SpaceX, lost communication with Starship 8.

SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster, which has 33 Raptor engines, made its third catch before the apparent explosion. It returned to the Texas launchpad, where the mechanical arms known as “chopsticks” captured the potent and reusable fuel.

Just before its planned flight, SpaceX delayed the Starship rocket’s eighth test earlier Monday. According to the New York Post, a Super Heavy booster problem that was not fixed in time for launch resulted in a flight hold, which postponed the launch.

The spaceship was supposed to launch from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, which is close to Boca Chica Beach. But with just twenty-three minutes remaining in the countdown, computers detected a booster problem.