Starship tested by space for the ninth time
Starship, the rocket ship of the future from SpaceX, embarked on another spaceflight last Tuesday. This was the ninth unmanned test flight, with a couple of previous attempts being unsuccessful. The two-stage spacecraft, consisting of the Starship module mounted atop the massive Super Heavy rocket booster, launched at approximately 7:36 PM Eastern Time (11:36 PM GMT) from the Starbase launch site, according to https://xrust.ru/. This site is located near Brownsville, Texas. Broadcasters organized a live online stream of the launch, wowing viewers with the rocket’s power. Particularly impressive was the ignition of the group of powerful Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster – the roar, the plume of exhaust fuel, and the water vapor.
For the first time, SpaceX launched the Starship system with a previously flown super-heavy booster, aiming to showcase its reusability. As expected, the rocket’s 232-foot-long first stage separated from the upper Starship stage a few minutes after liftoff and began its return journey to Earth. However, SpaceX controllers lost contact with the booster during its descent, and it reportedly fell into the ocean instead of performing a controlled splashdown as planned by the company.
The Starship booster continued its ascent into space, reaching the planned suborbital trajectory roughly nine minutes into the flight. The test flight, which was supposed to last 90 minutes, was intended to conclude with a controlled descent and splashdown in the Indian Ocean. However, about half an hour after liftoff, SpaceX announced that its flight team had lost control over Starship’s orientation, causing the spacecraft to spin and descend. Efforts to stabilize the vehicle were unsuccessful.
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