The Starship spacecraft, developed by SpaceX to perform a manned mission to Mars, exploded during the engine test on the ground. The intensity of the explosion was also reflected on the cameras moment by moment.
SpaceX, which has managed to open a new page in the space age, continues to work on its journey to carry out a manned mission to Mars. While the tests on the Starship spacecraft, which will enable the company to achieve this goal, continue, in the last test that took place tonight. an unexpected situation it happened.
The Starship test, which took place on the ground at SpaceX’s Boca Chica facilities in Texas, ended with the explosion that took place as soon as it started. In testing with the spacecraft’s Super Heavy thruster, an explosion occurred as soon as the rocket’s engines ignited. Explosion during live broadcast enough to shake even the cameras that shoot the rocket from afar it was severe.
Explosion in the booster of the Starship rocket:
Upon this event, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also made a brief statement on his Twitter account. Musk said,Yes, it’s not very good. The team detects the damage.” He gave his statements. While no precise information was given as to why the explosion in question occurred, Musk pointed to fuel as the source of the problem:cryogenic fuel, is an additional challenge as it poses a risk of fuel-air explosion in a partially oxygenated atmosphere such as Earth. On the other hand, we have a large number of sensors to detect it.”
The Starship rocket has undergone many successful and unsuccessful tests since it began to be developed. After these tests, the rocket finally made the necessary maneuvers in the high altitude test in May 2021. landed successfully.
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