The Federal Aviation Administration is working with SpaceX as the company examines a fire that took place during a ground test of Starship's Super Heavy Rocket Booster.
Theoretical physics professor Dr. Michio Kaku reacts to NASA's Webb telescope delivering images of galaxies from 138 billion years ago on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.as the aerospace giant assesses the impact of a fire that occurred during a ground test of Starship's Super Heavy rocket booster on Monday.
said in a reply to the video on Twitter that the explosion was "actually not good" and that the company's team was assessing the damage. Musk confirmed late Monday evening that the fire was related to Super Heavy's Raptor engine spin start test. He added in a separate tweet that the base of Starship appeared to be ok and that the launch pad was being shut down for the remainder of the evening for safety.SPACEX'S STARLINK TO CHARGE $5,000 PER MONTH FOR SERVICE ON BOATS
Space enthusiasts look at a prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019, in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas., the test flight will originate from SpaceX's Starbase launch site in Texas.
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