SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
The last test of the giant Space X rocket failed, a few minutes after the launch.
Elon Musk’s officials said the superior stadium had been lost after the problems developed after Texas takeoff on Thursday.
But the Super Heavy booster managed to return to its launch as expected, which caused an erection of applause of the ground control teams.
The mission occurred a few hours after the first flight of the new Glenn rocket system of blue origin, supported by the boss of Amazon Jeff Bezos.
The two technological billionaires both want to dominate the market for space vehicles.
“Starship has experienced rapid unforeseen disassembly during its burns. The teams will continue to examine today’s flight test data to better understand the deep cause,” said SpaceX on X.
“With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today will help us improve the reliability of starship.”
Noted images shared on social networks show what seems to be the arugula in flames.
And images showed orange balls of light flying in the sky above the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, leaving a trace of smoke behind.
“Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!” Mr. Musk posted on X, sharing a video showing a fiery trail through the sky.
He also said that “the improved versions” of the ship and the booster “were already waiting for the launch”.
“The preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen / fuel leak in the cavity above the ship’s firewall which was large enough to strengthen the pressure beyond the ventilation capacity,” said Musk little time later, adding that “nothing so far suggests pushing the next launch next month”.
Launch images recorded 7.2 million views, according to a SpaceX Livestream.
The Starship system had left Boca Chica, Texas, at 5:38 pm (22:38 GMT) in the seventh Society test mission.
The upper starship floor separated from its super heavy super booster for almost four minutes of flight as expected.
But SpaceX’s communications director Dan Huot reported on a live flow that the mission teams had lost contact with the ship.
The Super Heavy Booster managed to return to its launch about seven minutes after takeoff as expected, which caused an eruption of applause of the ground control teams.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States said that it was aware of “an anomaly occurred” during the SpaceX mission.
“The FAA briefly slowed down and diverted planes in the area where the debris of space vehicles fell. Normal operations have resumed,” he said in a statement.
It comes one day after a SpaceX rocket took off from Florida carrying two lunar moles built in private and a micro-road on the moon.
On Wednesday, the Falcon 9 not linked to the Kennedy Space Center.
And Blue Origin Company of Bezos successfully launched an orbit rocket for the first time.
It was a huge step forward for Bezos and his business which spent years to the point of sending an orbit rocket.
