Spacex confirms loss of starship at end of third test flight

SpaceX's Starship rocket was destroyed during atmospheric re-entry, the company said.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, lifts off on its third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, US, March 14, 2024.

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Boca Chica, Texas: SpaceX's Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight on its third try on Thursday, making it farther than before through a cruise in low orbit but was destroyed during atmospheric re-entry, the company said.