May 5th - on this day in 2021, SpaceX conducted a high-altitude test flight with the Starship SN15 prototype vehicle. Launching from Suborbital Pad A at Boca Chica, Texas, the rocket reached an altitude of 10 km. It then successfully conducted the bellyflop maneuver, followed by the flip and landing burn, touching down on the nearby landing pad, despite one Raptor engine failing on ascent. | NASASpaceflight.com

March 30th - on this day in 2021, SpaceX conducted a suborbital, 10-kilometer test flight with the Starship SN11 prototype vehicle. Launching in thick fog, viewers on NASASpaceflight.com's livestream couldn't see that much of the flight, which went according to plan until engine relight for the flip from the belly flop to vertical for landing. A fire burning avionics caused one of the Raptor engines to experience a hard start, leading to an explosion of the engine and the loss of the vehicle in

85K views · 761 reactions | SpaceX loses another Starship in a big explosion during pre-flight testing; China performs a test of the launch escape system for its upcoming lunar spacecraft; some space news from Europe; and Honda is now making reusable rockets?! For all that and more, watch the full video, hosted by Elysia Segal, by clicking the link in the comments below.  Premiering on YouTube at 7:30pm EDT / 23:30 UTC. | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook

116K views · 5K reactions | What have we accomplished and what's ahead in our mission to explore the Moon, Mars and worlds beyond? Today, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine unveiled the #StateOfNASA and shared details about our Fiscal Year 2021 budget:  https://go.nasa.gov/2HaFzMR  https://go.nasa.gov/2vkNF2U | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook