2023-04-20 13:05:46
Today, Thursday April 20, the company of the billionaire tycoon, Elon Musk launched the Starshipthe one that presumes to be the most powerful rocket built by humanity, but in its first test shipment it exploded.
The ship was launched from SpaceX’s private spaceport located in Boca Chica, Texas. I took off at 8:34 am Colombian time, but it exploded in the air.
“As if the flight test wasn’t exciting enough, Starship underwent an unscheduled rapid disassembly prior to stage separation,” SpaceX detailed.
As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 20, 2023
It was the second attempt by SpaceX to launch the super rocket, after it could not be carried out last Monday due to technical problems from the facilities of Musk’s company.
According to Musk, the rocket explosion was among one of the anticipated possibilities.
Also read: (The launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket is postponed)
Starship has cleared the pad and beach! Vehicle is on a nominal flight path
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 20, 2023
The technicians explained that the reason for the failure is that a pressurizing valve seems to be frozen, which temporarily delays what was to be the first test of the rocket designed to take people to the Moon and Mars.
In his Twitter account, Musk explained that the rocket could take off in 37 minutes.
Starship on track to launch in ~37 mins
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 20, 2023
Starship has a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo into Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and travel to Mars and beyond.
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