SpaceX is in the process of another attempted launch of the Starship SN15.
Several SpaceX Starships have made it the ten-kilometer altitude. There was one that safely landed but then it blew up in the minutes after landing.
The SN15 is the first of a new batch of Starship prototypes and it has had many design improvements. Hopefully those improvements are enough for a successful flight and successful landing.
SOURCES : NASAspaceflight
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They need to do a full inspection of SN15 before thinking about sending it up again. First, they need to find out why it was leaking fuel. And why the video fail. They also need to take a look at the legs to check for damages. If it was up to me I would take the engines apart and look for wear.
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Hrm, I think orbital test series starts at SN20 though?
good job SpaceX, knowing Muskrat impatience and obsession with speed, we should see orbital test soon, maybe even in May
next in line – orbital test
Well, looks like they got the fire put out. So, tentatively a successful landing, certainly didn't crash.
It was very visibly tipping over at the point they blew it, so, yes, safety so that it didn't fall over THEN blow up.
Lots of venting now, tanks icing up
Mighty fine!
Fire seems to be out…
wow, she came down extreme close to the edge of the pad, a few feet over and it would have tipped probably…
skirt still on fire, one tiny fire monitor giving it its all to try to put out the flame…
GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
Landing clean, not hard, but skirt of fire…
I think they did it for safetly reasons. I think it landed then they did a abort.
Perhaps golf rules? It was about 10 min before the "fall".
"There was one that safely landed but then it blew up in the minutes after landing."
I think it's a bit of a stretch to call a landing where you blow up a few minutes later due to the nature of the landing a "safe" landing. Maybe a "mostly intact" landing?