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SpaceX’s Starship Test Faces Mid-Mission Failure

  • 28 May 2025

On 28th May 2025, SpaceX’s ninth Starship test flight launched from Starbase, Texas, but failed to meet several critical objectives after the rocket spun out of control in space.

Key Points

  • Launch Overview: The 400-foot Starship lifted off successfully and surpassed earlier test milestones, using a previously flown booster for the first time.
  • Booster Splashdown Failure: SpaceX lost contact with the 232-foot booster, which failed to achieve a controlled ocean landing.
  • Upper Stage Malfunction: The upper-stage rocket reached space but began spinning uncontrollably 30 minutes in. A mechanism to deploy mock Starlink satellites also failed.
  • Impact on NASA Collaboration: Starship’s continued delays may affect NASA’s Artemis plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2027.