Does SpaceX’s strategy work?

2023-11-25 18:59:05

Saturday November 18, the Starship rocket, built by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, carried out its second test flight. Like the first, in April 2023, it ended in failure.

After their separation, both stages of the rocket exploded. But that does not discourage Elon Musk and his teams. “They solved the problems identified during their first flight and went further than ever before with this type of launcher,” said Phil Larson, space advisor for SpaceX, cited by the New York Times.

We explain to you why Elon Musk remains optimistic.