SpaceX launches fully-stacked Starship for the first time

SpaceX has launched its fully-stacked version of Starship, including the upper stage and the Super Heavy booster, for the first time. The combined launch vehicle stands at nearly 400 feet tall, and the launch today included a successful lift-off, plus ascent all the way to and through the crucial Max Q period, which is the point of the launch during which the vehicle is under the most stress.
The test went surprisingly smoothly for a first flight of an orbital rocket – right up until the point where the first stage was meant to separate from the upper stage. At that point in the flight, the fi

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