March 30th - on this day in 2021, SpaceX conducted a suborbital, 10-kilometer test flight with the Starship SN11 prototype vehicle. Launching in thick fog, viewers on NASASpaceflight.com's livestream couldn't see that much of the flight, which went according to plan until engine relight for the flip from the belly flop to vertical for landing. A fire burning avionics caused one of the Raptor engines to experience a hard start, leading to an explosion of the engine and the loss of the vehicle in

23K views · 408 reactions | SpaceX launches the Starship SN11 prototype on a test flight on March 30, 2021. The camera feed from the spacecraft was lost at 5 minutes and 49 seconds. SpaceX's John Insprucker said "Starship 11 is not coming back, do not wait for the landing," during the webcast. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn11-rocket-launch-2nd-attempt) | Space.com | Facebook