SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
That first one got to max-q, which is quite useful. In the live stream of that launch, the announcers were setting the expectation that getting to max-q was considered a success, and anything else was bonus.