Name: SpaceX explains cause of Starship’s rapid unscheduled disassembly on flight 7
Uploaded: 2025-02-24T21:51:30.000Z
Duration: 1 min 46 s
Description: The likely cause for the loss of the flight 7 Starship was a "harmonic response several times stronger in flight than had been seen during testing," according to SpaceX. Learn more about the anomaly and what is being done to correct it for flight 8. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Alexandra Duggan - Instagram: @Aleventure | SpaceX | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://x.com/stevespaleta)

SpaceX explains cause of Starship’s rapid unscheduled disassembly on flight 7 2 min

The likely cause for the loss of the flight 7 Starship was a "harmonic response several times stronger in flight than had been seen during testing," according to SpaceX. Learn more about the anomaly and what is being done to correct it for flight 8.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Alexandra Duggan - Instagram: @Aleventure | SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta

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