Texas: SpaceX successfully launched its Starship Super Heavy rocket on its second developmental flight on Saturday from Starbase in Texas, marking a major milestone for billionaire Elon Musk’s company in its ambitious project to develop the world’s first fully reusable space transportation system.
This is the second launch of Elon Musk’s Starship rocket after its first flight in April ended up in an explosion. SpaceX had initially scheduled the second launch of the Starship rocket on Friday, but delayed it by a day due to technical issues.
The two-stage rocketship, blasted off from the Elon Musk-owned company’s Starbase launch site near Boca Chica in Texas, on a planned 90-minute flight into space, but contact was lost roughly 10 minutes after lift-off, a company broadcaster said.