SpaceX has lost the fourth consecutive Starship spacecraft prototype

SpaceX is still having difficulty completing Starship test flights. The SN11 prototype was lost about six minutes after the start of the test flight at altitude. It is not clear what exactly happened, but the image from the camera attached to the prototype disappeared after one of the engines restarted for landing. Soon, debris from SN11 fell to its intended landing site.

SpaceX has lost the fourth consecutive Starship spacecraft prototype

Elon Musk noted that the second engine had problems both when lifting and landing. More details are expected to emerge after SpaceX examines the wreckage.

The source recalls that this is the fourth test in a row, which ended in failure. But in previous cases, prototypes at least landed entirely.

However, this incident is unlikely to affect the behavior of SpaceX, which builds every next Starship prototype in just a few weeks.

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