"Starship" carries out its eighth test flight and the second stage of the spacecraft is lost. SpaceX issued a document confirming that the "spacecraft disintegrated"

The U.S. Space Exploration Technology Company's (SpaceX) new-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle "Starship" was launched from Texas, the United States, on March 6, local time, and carried out its eighth test flight. Shortly after liftoff, the rocket's second-stage spacecraft lost contact with the ground team. According to CNN, SpaceX later issued a statement on the social platform X saying that the spacecraft disintegrated during the ascent and burning process.

"Starship experienced a rapid unplanned disintegration and lost contact during the ascent burn process," SpaceX posted on X. "The team will continue to review the data from today's flight test to better understand the root cause. Today's flight will help us improve the reliability of Starship and provide more lessons."

Previously, the live broadcast of the Space Exploration Technology Company showed that after launch, the first-stage booster of the rocket was once again recovered from the launch tower. When it landed, it was "clamped" by the mechanical arm on the launch tower and "captured" in mid-air for recovery. However, the rocket's second-stage spacecraft subsequently lost contact with the ground team, and the spacecraft's live broadcast was interrupted.

According to previous reports, on January 16, local time, the "Starship" was launched from Texas, USA, for its seventh test flight. Also shortly after liftoff, the rocket's second-stage spacecraft lost contact with the ground team and rapidly disintegrated during ascent.