CNN —Mere moments after SpaceX’s Starship system — the most powerful rocket ever built — was lost in a test flight Saturday, a somewhat complicated narrative around the vehicle began to emerge.
“What we did today will provide invaluable data to continue rapidly developing Starship,” SpaceX said Saturday in a statement.
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
The Starship spacecraft was then able to ignite its own engines and break away from the Super Heavy rocket booster to continue the mission.
SpaceX's Starship rocket prototypes are seen at the SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, on August 19, 2023.
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