SpaceX's Starship makes 3rd flight test but loses during re-entry(1/6)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket for the third time on Thursday, but the company lost communication with the vehicle before it made it to its planned splashdown location in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the Boca Chica launch pad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)