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It was great to see a booster come down, but we are obviously bummed out about ship,
said SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot
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Apart from obviously double-checking for leaks, we will add fire suppression to that volume and probably increase vent area, ... Nothing so far suggests pushing next launch past next month.”
Musk said in a post on his social media platform X
It was incredible to see it come back down, just that silver flare in the sky, and we can still see the launch plume behind us,
said Katie Tice, a SpaceX launch host
Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today's flight will help us improve Starship's reliability,
the post read
Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,
SpaceX said in a statement
At this point in time, we can confirm we did lose the ship, ... We always knew that excitement is guaranteed today, success not guaranteed."
SpaceX's Kate Tice said during a webcast of the operation, adding
We did lose all communications with the ship - that is essentially telling us we had an anomaly with the upper stage,
SpaceX Communications Manager Dan Huot said, confirming minutes later
Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!"
SpaceX CEO Musk posted a video on X showing the debris field and saidEvery Starship launch is one more step closer towards Mars,
Musk said via X ahead of liftoff