Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

SpaceX is edging toward the 11th flight of its Starship rocket as it prepares to take the upper-stage Ship to the pad for a static fire test. NASASpaceflight shared a video (below) of the Ship on the ...

SpaceX testing the engines on the upper-stage Ship in preparation for the 11th flight. SpaceX SpaceX is another step closer to the 11th flight of the mighty Starship rocket after it completed a test ...

SpaceX is now targeting the launch of its Starship Flight 10 test mission for Tuesday (Aug. 26) at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) after back to back delays.