A rocket sent into space by the leading private American company and space mission SpaceX has crashed during an experimental flight.
After taking off from the launch pad in the US state of Texas, the giant spacecraft began to descend and hit the control glider returning to Earth after reaching Afgee.
The spacecraft caught fire before falling to Earth, but no one was aboard the rocket.
Calling the acquisition of data a great success, the space company says that the Starship rocket will be useful in the future for human settlements on the Moon and Mars.
According to media reports, the test flight of the Starship rocket was estimated to reach a height of 41,000 feet, but this experiment was not successful.
It should be noted that Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of the space mission SpaceX, announced last year that he will send 1 million people to Mars by 2050, for which he will send three flights of 100 people a day to Mars. Intend to do.
Elon Musk says that when cities settle on Mars, people there will need to communicate with each other. The satellite will not only bring internet to Mars, but the team will act as a bridge to communicate with the planet Earth.
He said that preparations have been started to settle one million people on the planet Mars. Satellites will also be launched around the planet to provide Internet access to Mars.
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2024-07-04 18:23:05