SpaceX launches Starship Flight 15, booster aborts mid‑flight

SpaceX conducted the fifteenth test flight of its Starship launch system from its Texas site. The vehicle lifted off and reached the planned altitude before the booster stage was commanded to abort. Engineers said the abort was part of a safety‑validation sequence and will be examined for performance data. No damage was reported to the spacecraft or ground infrastructure, and the mission continues to supply critical data for future orbital flights. This flight represents another step toward a fully reusable launch system for deep‑space missions.