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May 28, 2025Mission control at SpaceX lost contact with the upper stage of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. This was Starship’s ninth uncrewed test flight.
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket made an uncontrolled reentry after losing contact with mission control on Tuesday.
It likely disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, officials said.
“Just to confirm, we did lose contact with the ship officially a couple of minutes ago. So that brings an end to the ninth flight test,” said SpaceX’s Dan Huot during a live feed.
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Edited by: John Silk
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