<ul><li>SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launched from Starbase Texas, including a reused Super Heavy booster and Ship 35 as the upper stage with 33 Raptor engines on the booster and 6 on the upper stage.</li><li>Objectives of Starship Flight 9 included demonstrating booster reuse, deploying Starlink satellite simulators, performing an in-space Raptor engine relight, testing upgraded heat shield tiles, and achieving a controlled re-entry.</li><li>Outcomes of Starship Flight 9 included the loss of the booster over the Gulf of Mexico, failure to deploy Starlink satellite simulators due to a payload bay door issue, and fuel leak causing loss of attitude control during re-entry.</li><li>SpaceX deemed Starship Flight 9 a partial success, gathering valuable data on booster reuse and system behavior, furthering the goal of full reusability and reducing mission costs to Earth orbit, Moon, and Mars.</li></ul>

SpaceX Starship Flight 9 recap: objectives & outcomes

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