SpaceX tried out the mechanical arms it has been building for a long time today for the first time. The arms used to attach the Starship to its rocket and ‘hold’ it in the future successfully joined the two parts on the first try.
SpaceX, which helps humanity to increasingly realize dreams of traveling to Mars, continues to work on the huge Starship rocket for a long time. Consisting of two parts, the Super Heavy rocket and the Starship spacecraft, this spacecraft has reached the present day with its 120-metre length. will be the longest rocket ever launched.
It is quite rare for us to see the Starship rocket in full size. The spacecraft remains in separate pieces unless it is put together for various tests from time to time. Today, SpaceX is that rare sight we’ve seen. reunited. Frames showing the moments when Starship was brought together were also shared by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
The mechanical arms worked flawlessly on the first try:
Elon Musk showed the moments when the Starship spacecraft was brought on the Heavy Booster in his shares on his Twitter account. The Starship spacecraft, held by huge mechanical arms called ‘Mechazilla’, was carefully placed on top of the Heavy Booster. This merger is actually It was a test for mechanical arms.
Kollar was able to raise the Starship S20 spacecraft above the Heavy Booster in about 20 minutes. Then, aligning the two parts with each other, the arm ‘holding’ the Super Heavy to ensure its balance. With both parts in a stabilized state, the arms lowered the Starship onto the rocket and the two parts joined together. arms, managed to assemble Starship on his first try. Before these arms, the spacecraft was assembled with the help of powerful cranes.
The moments when Starship was first put together by the mechanical arm were streamed live:
Source :
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-mechazilla-robot-stacks-worlds-largest-rocket/