What you need to know about the revolutionary Starship rocket, which flew into space for the first time today and was blown up in midair

SpaceX has tested its super-heavy Starship launch vehicle, which will eventually become the basis for launching missions to the Moon and Mars. The first orbital flight was postponed due to a frozen pressure injection valve in the first stage of the Super Heavy system.

SpaceX has launched Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket in existence today. Despite the fact that after a few minutes in the air, the rocket lost control and spun, which led to its detonation, the company recognized this first-of-its-kind flight as a success.

The problem was reportedly related to the separation mechanism between the rocket's two stages.

Starship is the future flagship of SpaceX, which the company is counting on very much. The fact is that the Space Launch System (SLS), an analog of NASA's Starship rocket, despite all the problems, was finally able to go into space as part of the first stage of the Artemis lunar mission. However, this is a disposable rocket, which, according to experts, has every chance of eventually failing to meet expectations. And, given that China is actively developing its own reusable launch vehicle, the United States needs to have a worthy response.