Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its seventh test, but was able to secure its first stage Super Heavy booster.
Despite this explosion, SpaceX says there are no foreseeable delays for the next Starship launch in February.
Starting with the success, SpaceX was able to successfully guide the first stage Super Heavy booster back to Earth and catch it using theHowever, the celebrations didn’t last long as during its ascent, Starship experienced what SpaceX calls a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” which is corporate speak for “it blew the hell up”.The spacefaring firm said that it would be investigating the matter, but the company’s owner Elon Musk shared preliminary findings early on Friday morning.
The explosion led to some flights in the area being delayed or re-routed by the Federal Aviation Authority seemed to resume normal operations before too long. With that having been said, we suspect that the FAA will investigate this matter, much to the chagrin of Musk and his company.
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