Ship 28
Ship 28 (S28) was lost during atmospheric re-entry at the end of the third integrated flight test.
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SpaceX • Starship V1 • Orbital Launch Pad 1 (TX)
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Third test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
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Starship IFT patchThird test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.

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Third test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
First development version of the Starship reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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Super Heavy booster used for the third Starship integrated flight test. It was lost to a hard water landing due to multiple Raptor engines failing to reignite.
Ship 28 (S28) was lost during atmospheric re-entry at the end of the third integrated flight test.
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Landing burn of Booster 10 failed.
Starship was lost during atmospheric re-entry over the Indian Ocean.
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