SpaceX’s two-stage Starship system launched from the private Starbase launch site in Texas. Publication is carried out by the publishing house. Spaceflight Now.
The first stage of the system, the Super Heavy accelerator, made a controlled entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
SpaceX on social network X reportedSuper Heavy splashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Starship, the second stage of the system, continued its flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, gave SpaceX flight test approval on June 4, saying the company “met all safety and other licensing requirements for this test flight.”
SpaceX’s website states that Starship is a fully reusable transport system designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is the most powerful launch vehicle in the world.
Previously SpaceX started Book flights of space tourists.