The Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft successfully separated after liftoff, as the Starship lit up its engines and pushed away.
SpaceX's Starship launches on its second test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday morning.
The method was used to separate the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket after liftoff.
Then, the spacecraft’s flight termination system was triggered to prevent it from veering off course, bringing an early end to the test flight.
After April’s explosive first test flight, SpaceX noted “success comes from what we learn, and we learned a tremendous amount.”
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