India, Sept. 29 -- The most recent test flight of SpaceX's Starship succeeded in orbiting and deploying commercial Starlink satellites but had to end abruptly after one of the Raptor engines failed during the flight. This development raises doubts about how the delay will affect NASA's Artemis program, given that Starship has been planned as a lunar lander for human missions. Here are all the details that we know so far.

What happened during the latest Starship test flight?

During Starship's 14th uncrewed test flight from Texas, one of the spacecraft's three main Raptor engines shut down unexpectedly after Starship separated from its Super Heavy booster. Despite the malfunction, flight controllers continued the mission, and Starship suc...