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SpaceX conducted a Starship all-up launch this morning with the Starship vehicle fully integrated on its rocket. They were able to clear the tower and get all the way to low space altitudes before the 2nd stage failed to separate from the booster. From the video it also looked like maybe 3-4 out of the 30-something 1st stage engines also failed to ignite.
You can watch the launch here:
YouTube: SpaceX 'Starship', the most powerful rocket ever built, blasts off (CNBC Television)Some numbers, to provide scale on how awesome an accomplishment this was:
time.com - Spacex starship rocketHeight:
Starship: 394ft
Saturn V: 363ft
# of engines:
Starship: 33
Saturn V: 5
Thrust:
Starship: 16.7M lbs
Saturn V: 7.5M lbs
Congrats to SpaceX on a massive accomplishment today.
