SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered an explosion shortly after liftoff during its seventh test flight. While the upper section was lost, SpaceX successfully recovered the Super Heavy booster using giant mechanical arms. This setback follows recent progress in Starship's development and comes after a successful orbital debut by Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities.
Launch commentators then said the vehicle had been “lost.” Musk later reposted a video on his social media site X of debris falling from the sky, saying “success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed.”, Musk said preliminary indicators pointed to an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity.
The FAA also said that it slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where the Starship debris fell. Recovering Super Heavy is critical to the developmental progress of the vehicle, which Musk has long touted will be fully reusable. The loss of Starship came just hours after Blue Origin LLC’s New Glenn rocket successfully reached orbit during its debut flight.Musk was quick to offer his fellow billionaire congratulations on reaching a new milestone.
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