Booster failure derails SpaceX's planned Starship double catch

AP reports that the spacecraft reached orbit despite the booster's loss, leaving only part of the recovery plan intact.

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The spacecraft made it to orbit. Its booster did not make it back to the launch pad.

SpaceX's plan to recover both parts of Starship suffered a setback Friday when the first-stage booster malfunctioned, triggering an automatic abort. Instead of returning to its Texas pad, it fell into the Gulf of Mexico and exploded, the Associated Press reports.

The mission had aimed for something more ambitious than a booster recovery: a flight lasting nearly a day, followed by the spacecraft's own return for a catch at the pad. AP's launch description says that return was planned for Saturday, barring further trouble. Losing the booster ruled out the intended double catch, but did not stop the spacecraft from continuing its flight.

AP's launch livestream drew about 360,000 views in six hours, a much faster start than its usual long broadcasts. The replay opens with a holding card announcing the stream's start time before switching to SpaceX graphics.

A separate AP follow-up, "Booster explosion prevents a double catch of SpaceX's Starship," reports the split outcome: a lost booster, but a spacecraft that reached orbit.

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