SpaceX Starship Ends in Fiery Spectacle Over Turks and Caicos

SpaceX’s seventh Starship test flight yesterday was a spectacle of engineering and unexpected drama. The 403-foot-tall (123-meter) megarocket lifted off successfully from Starbase in South Texas, achieving stage separation and a return of its Super Heavy booster, caught mid-air by the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms.

But eight minutes into the flight, co…