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Booster 9 and Ship 25 launched on the second integrated flight test on 18 November 2023, which had an identical planned trajectory to the first flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2023-11-18 |title=Starship brought the thunder as it climbed into space for the first time |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/spacex-can-celebrate-three-big-wins-after-second-starship-test-flight/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> Unlike Booster 7, Booster 9 had no engine failures until the beginning of the boostback burn, when it exploded for currently unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2023-12-15 |title=Rocket Report: Signs of life from Blue Origin; SpaceX preps next Starship |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/rocket-report-next-starship-to-fly-in-early-2024-ulas-vulcan-delayed/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> Ship 25 reached a final velocity of over 15000 mph before being destroyed by its flight termination system.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=- SpaceX - Launches |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2 |access-date=2024-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121034547/https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 }}</ref>
Booster 10 and Ship 28 were flown on [[SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 3|Integrated Flight Test 3]], on March 14, 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=STARSHIP'S THIRD FLIGHT TEST |url=https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=SpaceX |language=en}}</ref> It had a different trajectory than the previous two launches, targeting a hard splashdown of the ship in the Indian Ocean.<ref name=":0" /> During ascent and boostback, there were no engine failures, though during the landing burn, all but one of B10s center engines failed.<ref name=":0" /> S28 had an aborted raptor relight attempt, and burned up during reentry.<ref name=":0" />
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