SpaceX’s Starship Just Did Something for Only the 2nd Time. Saturday Could Be Even Bigger.
Key PointsSpaceX's Starship Flight 15 reached orbit and began deploying 26 Starlink satellites, but the Super Heavy booster was diverted to a splashdown instead of being caught.
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 15 lifted off from Starbase, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 5:47 p.m. ET. While the upper stage successfully reached orbit at 6:13 p.m. ET—marking only the second time the company has achieved this—the mission did not accomplish a double-catch of both rocket stages as intended. According to the Motley Fool, the Super Heavy booster was diverted off the coast and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, where it burst into flames. Nasdaq Markets reports the booster was diverted to a splashdown instead of being caught.
The upper stage is currently deploying a payload of 26 Starlink satellites. SpaceX stated prior to the launch that a catch attempt would only proceed if all systems required to guide the vehicle through the atmosphere and into the tower were healthy. If the mission continues according to plan, a catch attempt for the Starship reentering the atmosphere is scheduled for Saturday at 4:17 p.m. ET.
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