SpaceX公司14日第三次尝试发射“星舰”，取得较大进展。
“星舰”于美东时间9时25分从得克萨斯州博卡奇卡基地发射升空。所有33台“猛禽”发动机均正常点火。随后“超重型推进器”和顶部的“星舰”飞船顺利“热分离”。
“星舰”飞船似乎完美登上太空。不仅“星舰”飞船的速度接近将其送入亚轨道所需的速度，而且还完成了打开和关闭有效载荷舱门，转移推进剂等测试。
“星舰”飞船约40分钟后进行再入大气层。但不久之后，团队就与飞船失联。“星舰”在再入过程中失去了与“星链”和跟踪与数据中继卫星的通信，这暗示飞船已经解体。SpaceX团队表示，由于失联将不再有溅落。
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