SpaceX conducted another flight test of the Starship interplanetary transport system, designed to revolutionize space travel.

SpaceX's Starship SN9 rocket prototype (center) launches on a 10-kilometer test flight from the company's South Texas facility on Feb. 2, 2021. Its successor SN10 is seen in the foreground at right.

The Starship SN9 vehicle performed its fifth-ever static fire Friday morning (Jan. 22), gearing up for a high-altitude test flight in the coming days.

A full-scale, 16-story Starship prototype called SN9 may finally launch and land, after Elon Musk quibbled with the FAA over SpaceX's launch license.

As it came in for a landing, SN9 executed a landing burn to orient itself vertically for touchdown, then appeared to land hard and not quite vertical, exploding on impact just as SN8 did.

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Starship SN9 ready for high-altitude test at SpaceX’s Boca Chica test site. RGVAerialPhotography/Twitter SN9 has undergone a series of static fire tests in recent weeks and was scheduled to ...

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Like the flights of SN8 and SN9, in December and February respectively, SN10 ascended to an altitude of about 10 km. This flight looked smoother than the previous ascents, but that could have been ...

4pm ET Update: SpaceX's SN9 prototype took off from its launch site on Tuesday afternoon and made what appeared to be a nominal flight to an altitude of 10km.The rocket then executed its belly ...

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SpaceX's Starship SN9 rocket prototype attempted yet failed to land in Boca Chica, Texas, on February 2, 2021, leading to a large explosion. SPadre.com The third prototype ...