UPDATE: SpaceX’s Starship reached an altitude of 148 kilometers shortly after the vehicle’s Super Heavy booster broke apart moments after separation. See Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on second flight.

Livestream options for Starship’s second test flight

The countdown is underway for the second Starship/Super Heavy test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. Liftoff is scheduled for 8 a.m. Eastern at the start of a 20-minute launch window. SpaceX hopes to demonstrate improvements to the vehicle after its first, unsuccessful test flight in April, including a new “hot staging” approach.

You can watch the official SpaceX live stream via the social media platform X or watch the Spaceflight Now and NASAspaceflight.com webcasts via the YouTube feeds embedded below.

SpaceX live stream

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1dRKZEWQvrXxB

Update: SpaceX’s Starship reached an altitude of 148 kilometers shortly after the vehicle’s Super Heavy booster broke apart moments after separation.

Time for a Starship launch… maybe. Count just recycled to T-41 sec.https://t.co/5zirR4aVPc

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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A “late pressurization” issue on the second stage is causing the hold, according to SpaceX. (Seems like there should be a lot of pressure on this launch already.)

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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Here we go…

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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No obvious Raptor issues so far, unlike the first launch.

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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(Hot) stage separation.

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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The Super Heavy booster broke apart shortly after separation. Starship still flying.

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023

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Looks like we have Starship engine shutdown. Velocity of 24,124 km/h at an altitude of 148 km.

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) November 18, 2023