Accomplishing a full-duration
#SuperHeavy burn 🔥 without any engine failures is a significant step forward for the
#Starship program. Engine
#reliability was one of the top concerns identified by
#NASA's
#LunarLander 👨🚀 program manager.
The transition to
#HotStaging on Starship will increase the rocket's
#payload 📦 capacity.
#Starship soared above the
#KármánLine, the 100-kilometer-high internationally recognized boundary of
#space 🌌, and kept climbing, eventually peaking at an altitude of 149 kilometers.
The deluge system 💦 worked as it should. There were no chunks of large debris around the
#LaunchPad after Saturday's liftoff.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/spacex-can-celebrate-three-big-wins-after-second-starship-test-flight/2/