#SpaceX has produced more than three dozen Starships and 600 #Raptor rocket engines. There have been 11 #Starship-only flight tests and 11 integrated flight tests of Starship and #SuperHeavy. SpaceX’s #HLS team has completed 49 milestones to land #astronauts on the #Moon 🌙 and started fabricating a flight-article Starship HLS cabin. A long-duration flight test is targeted to take place in 📆 2026 https://www.spacex.com/updates#moon-and-beyond
During a routine ambient-pressure test, the Liquid Oxygen Tank ruptured. Based on photos of the damage, it appears that a COPV at the bottom of one of the larger chines might have exploded 💥 during the pressure test. Until we hear more directly from #SpaceX, it is only speculation at this point what caused the rupture https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/11/booster-18-anomaly-proof-testing/
