Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
's Starbase site in South Texas. The giant vehicle notched a number of important milestones, including opening its payload door in space and conducting a propellant-transfer demonstration away from Earth.'s upper stage didn't stick its planned water landing in the Indian Ocean, going dark partway through its fiery descent throughSpaceX's Flight 3 Starship upper stage glows orange as it heats up during reentry during a test flight on March 14, 2024.
But the tone shifted about 46 minutes after launch, when Starship had descended to an altitude of about 62 miles — low enough for the atmosphere to start making its presence felt. SpaceX will try to make even more Starship progress soon; the company has already built four more of the giant stainless-steel rockets.
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