SpaceX goes again to the drafting board.
Throughout a take a look at flight in Texas on April 20, the corporate’s Starship rocket exploded minutes after its launch. “As if the flight take a look at was not thrilling sufficient, Starship skilled a fast unscheduled disassembly earlier than stage separation,” SpaceX mentioned in a message posted to Twitter moments after the explosion. “Groups will proceed to assessment knowledge and work towards our subsequent flight take a look at.”
“With a take a look at like this, success comes from what we be taught, and at present’s take a look at will assist us enhance Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multi-planetary,” the corporate’s notice continued. “Congratulations to the whole SpaceX group on an thrilling first built-in flight take a look at of Starship!”
SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk was on web site for the launch of Starship—which didn’t have any individuals onboard—and is additionally maintaining a optimistic outlook, regardless of the explosion. “Congrats @SpaceX group on an thrilling take a look at launch of Starship!” he tweeted. “Realized lots for subsequent take a look at launch in just a few months.”
