It was the explosion of the Starship four minutes after its historic takeoff.

Unique moment. 4 minutes after the historic launch, the most powerful rocket in the world Starship, it exploded at an altitude of 39 kilometers on its first orbital flight attempt.

starship it failed to successfully separate into both propellant and capsule, and began falling seconds later to explode in the Texas sky.

Breathtaking despite the explosion

from previous months Elon Musk He warned that this first attempt at orbital flight would not have a completely happy ending, but in any case, “fun will be guaranteed.”

That is exactly what happened.

“As if flight testing wasn’t exciting enough, starship underwent rapid unscheduled dismantling prior to stage separation,” he said. SpaceX afterwards. “In such a test, success depends on what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve the reliability of Starship, at the same time SpaceX seeks to make life multi-planetary.

“Congratulations to the whole team on SpaceX exciting first integrated flight test starship!” the team finished.

When will the next Starship flight be?

Elon Muskon live footage, was not thrilled with the attempt.

However, he later made a post on his Twitter account to congratulate the team. SpaceX for the mission.

Likewise, he announced that “much has been learned for the next test launch of the booster.” starship after a few months”.

SpaceX I will use starship for astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, due to reach the Moon in 2025, and plans to use the ship for at least three private space flights, two of which will carry passengers around the Earth’s moon. The ship will also be used to take astronauts to Mars as part of the company’s long-term goal of colonizing the Red Planet.

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