Experts analyze SpaceX's Starship launch failure.
The recent test launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket, which ended in an explosion, was not considered a failure within the space industry. SpaceX's approach to rocket development involves "spiral development," which means throwing together a fleet of relatively cheap vehicles and tweaking each one as testing continues. The explosion offers crucial data that informs how the design will change moving forward. SpaceX already has a lineup of new Super Heavy boosters and Starship spacecraft to test. The company will be analyzing data from the Raptor engines to pinpoint exactly what went wrong.