SpaceX claims the objective behind today’s test is to “inform and improve the probability of success in the future” as SpaceX goes ahead with refining the ascent and landing aspects. The whole assembly, which includes the Super Heavy rocket booster and the Starship vehicle at the top, stands at nearly 120 meters tall. However, this won’t be the first Starship to tango with flames. In 2021, a well-publicized Starship landing attempt ended up in an inferno after a successful liftoff. With its latest test, SpaceX was hoping for a clean stage separation before the Starship vehicle splashed off into the Pacific Ocean.
As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 20, 2023
That didn’t happen, just as the SpaceX team had predicted before the test, but maintains that “the goal was to gather the data.” Data collection is important, especially for a company like SpaceX, which believes in the mantra of “fail fast, learn faster.” There’s a storied history behind SpaceX failing repeatedly with its initial Falcon reusable rocket system.
Despite all initial skepticism, the company eventually succeeded at mastering the art of vertically landing back its rockets, a feat no other space agency has managed to replicate to date on a commercial scale. “With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multi-planetary,” says SpaceX. It would be interesting to see what targets SpaceX has set for the next round of Starship tests in the coming months.
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