Back in April, Starship damaged its launchpad as it left the ground, suffered numerous engine failures on its lower-stage the Super Heavy booster and failed to separate the Ship at altitude as designed. Saturday’s test got through all of those initial phases without drama. US company SpaceX says it has made significant progress in the development of its mammoth new rocket, Starship, after a second test flight from Texas. The rocket’s flight was again cut short because of technical issues, but it was clear previous problems had been fixed. Is this mission impossible ?

