SpaceX Teases Images Of Starship’s Hot Stage Rocket Ring For Test Flight 2

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SpaceX has shared new images of one of Starship's biggest upgrades before the rocket's next orbital test flight attempt. The first test flight in April saw several engines shut down immediately after launch, and while Starship successfully cleared the pad and reached the point of stage separation, the remainder of the test was a failure. Now, with momentum gradually building up for the second Starship test flight, SpaceX's latest images show the rocket's hot staging ring installed on a Super Heavy booster, checking another milestone before the world's largest rocket is ready to try to take to the skies once again.

The first Starship test flight provided remarkable views right from the start when its engines lit up to the test's unceremonious end as the rocket was blown up mid-air. Dozens of rocket engines lighting up on a single rocket is a sight that has not been seen live in decades, and the rings of engines on the Super Heavy booster have become the trademark of the rocket.

After the engines, another stunning set of visuals came when the rocket tried to separate its first and second stages. This saw the nearly four hundred feet tall rocket do somersaults in the air multiple times before it exploded as self-destruct commands were initiated. The system for self-destruct has also come under scrutiny after the April flight test, as it failed to destroy the massive rocket manufactured out of stainless steel immediately.

Soon after the test, SpaceX's chief Elon Musk took to Twitter (now known as X) to share that his company will make more than a thousand upgrades to Starship before the