The SPACEX Starship missile, American billionaire Ilon, collapsed during the ninth test flight. This was reported by SpaceX on Wednesday night, May 28, on the social network X.
“As if the test flight was not quite exciting – there was a rapid unplanned destruction of Starship. The teams will continue to study the data and work on the next test flight,” the publication said.
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The launch vehicle launched on May 27 from the Starbase cosmodrome in Texas. Some time after launch, control over the second step StarsHip was lost due to technical problems. The rocket uncontrolled into the atmosphere, after which it probably caught fire and collapsed over the Indian ocean.
“In such tests, the success lies in the lessons that we learn, and today’s flight will help us increase the reliability of Starship, because SpaceX seeks to make a possible life on several planets,” the company said.
The owner of SpaceX, Ilon Musk in the publication in X, said that the next launches of the spacecraft will be carried out at an increased frequency – approximately every 3-4 weeks.
In case of successful completion of the flight, Starship was supposed to land in the Indian Ocean. Starship was also destroyed during the seventh and eighth test flights held on January 16 and March 7, respectively.
Starship- a reusable spaceship developed by SpaceX and the second step of the Super-Warewall Starship launch vehicle. It is used in combination with the first stage of Super Heavy only for takeoff from the ground. The ship is designed to transport goods and crew to various destination points, including low near -Earth orbit, Moon, Mars and, possibly, beyond their limits.
Starship is the most powerful launch vehicle ever created in the world: it is able to take up to 150 tons in an orbit in a completely reusable configuration and up to 250 tons-in disposable.
In addition, StarsHip can be used for movements from point to point on the ground, providing a trip to any point of the planet per hour or less.