SpaceX Starship: Smooth launch but spacecraft makes uncontrolled re-entry

Fuel leaks on the upper-stage vehicle caused it to spin uncontrollably before its planned re-entry through Earth's atmosphere, ending with a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."

Starship's ninth test flight

SpaceX launched Starship on its ninth test flight, a crucial test mission after two previous failures.
The flight started smoothly, but Starship encountered some issues in orbit. The first-stage Super Heavy booster exploded shortly before its expected splashdown, and fuel leaks on the upper-stage vehicle caused it to spin uncontrollably before its planned re-entry through Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceX confirmed that Starship broke apart during re-entry. At the time, the vehicle was on track to splash down in the Indian Ocean.
After the launch, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is expected to give a presentation from Texas about “the road to making life multiplanetary.”

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SpaceX Starship: Smooth launch but spacecraft makes uncontrolled re-entry

Starship's ninth test flight

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