SpaceX completes first successful launch of Starship

SpaceX conducted the first successful launch of a Starship on a Super Heavy rocket. It is capable of sending up to 150 tons of crew and cargo into orbit - the same weight as an adult blue whale.

The launch was made from the Starbase cosmodrome (Texas, USA) at 16:34 Moscow time. It was originally planned that the ship would rise to a height of 234 km and begin to go around the planet in orbit, after which it would land on the water in the Gulf of Mexico. But after 3 minutes of flight, the ship began to spin around its axis, the first stage did not separate and it exploded. A recording of the last 90 seconds of the flight has already appeared on YouTube:

But the main goal of the test - the launch - was nevertheless achieved, and a couple of minutes of flight in the command center was called "the cherry on the cake" - a nice bonus. The launch of the ship into orbit will be tried in subsequent tests.

Super Heavy and Starship, which performs the functions of the second stage, are planned to be used to deliver the crew as part of the lunar, Martian and other missions.