Space X lost contact with the Starship rocket upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. However, this is the best launch made so far
The third, and most complex, flight attempt of Starship, the most powerful carrier rocket ever built by Space All the phases that Elon Musk’s company wanted to test were successful, starting with the launch from the base in Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket, designed for trips to the Moon and Mars, then successfully passed the stage separation phase to reach orbit. En route, the spacecraft reached a maximum altitude of 145 miles (234 kilometers). A journey of about an hour which was supposed to end with a controlled re-entry into the atmosphere, until it finally fell into the Indian Ocean. During the reentry, however, contact was lost and Space X then had to declare that the aircraft was lost. Probably broke during the descent. The company, and its founder, however considers the venture as a further step towards “multiplanetary life”, as Elon Musk wrote on X: “Starship will take humanity to Mars”, he added.
This is Starship’s third flight attempt and in this case – unlike the previous two, last November and last April – there were no technical malfunctions. Bill Nelson, head of NASA, also congratulated SpaceX, calling the test flight “a success”. Starship, a 120 meter high rocket, will in fact play a fundamental role in NASA’s Artemis program which has the ultimate goal of bringing man back to the Moon. Achievement planned for 2929.
For Space And there was progress, with a perfect launch, where the 33 engines of the booster (or first stage, called Super Heavy) turned on to bring the Starship spacecraft into orbit in approximately nine minutes of flight. At this point the second stage detached itself and continued circling the Earth, controlling its trajectory. Then, upon returning, the signal was lost. Until the next flight attempt.
March 14, 2024 (modified March 14, 2024 | 10:20 pm)
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