A launch vehicle has lifted off from a spaceport in the United States

AP Photo/Eric Gay - The start took place at 07:02 local time from the starting ramp at Boca Chica.

NEW YORK, November 18. SpaceX has launched a launch vehicle with a prototype Starship spacecraft as part of its second orbital test launch. The broadcast is taking place on the company's social networking site X (formerly Twitter). The launch was carried out from the launch pad of the spaceport in Boca Chica (Texas), took place at 07:02 local time (16:02 Moscow time). SpaceX later reported that the starship reportedly exploded in mid-air shortly after launch.

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