SpaceX Catches a Booster But Loses an Upper Stage on Starship's Seventh Flight

The first launch of an upgraded version of Starship’s upper stage ends with a loss of comms 91 miles up. Elon Musk says 'improved versions of the ship & booster' are waiting in the wings.

The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket reversed how space launches traditionally fare: The first stage concluded the mission intact while the second stage finished it in pieces.

Having Starship’s Super Heavy booster fly itself back to its …



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