Quasi-failure for Elon Musk’s SpaxeX company: During a test flight, engineers lost control of the second stage of the Starship mega-rocket, which exploded, but they managed to save the ship’s engine as it returned to base.
As NASA director stated “Space flight is not easy,” he said Thursday. Bill Nelson spoke after the second stage of the Starship megarocket exploded in an explosion. new test flight It is operated by the SpaceX company.
half failure Elon Musk’s company: During the same flight, SpaceX managed to recover the rocket booster after a complex maneuver to capture the rocket’s first stage, which managed to return to the launch base.
A true technological achievement: Rocket fuel is recovered this way for the second timeIt was called Super Heavy. Elon Musk wanted to show that this technical achievement was no fluke, especially since Starship remains the largest ship ever built.
SpaceX was quick to say: “Success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability.” According to Elon Musk, the first stage explosion was probably caused by “oxygen/fuel leak”. For its part, the US aviation regulator FAA said it was “slowing down briefly”. and directed aircraft around the spacecraft debris fall area.”
The test flight was supposed to be a show of force for SpaceXand it came hours after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin made its first flight into orbit. Taking a more cautious approach, Jeff Bezos aims to challenge Elon Musk’s dominance in the commercial orbital flight market with his new New Glenn rocket.
