“According to Musk, the rocket explosion occurred due to an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the engine firewall.”, — write: www.unian.ua
According to Musk, the rocket explosion occurred due to an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the engine firewall.
Elon Musk also published a video of his company’s rocket explosion / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.comA recent test of the Starship rocket, the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle, ended with the upper stage disintegrating over the Atlantic Ocean. About 10 minutes into the flight, the upper stage encountered an anomaly in the operation of the engine, as a result of which it broke, writes Newsweek.At the same time, Elon Musk published a video of the explosion and wrote: “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!”.
The publication recalled that this is already the seventh test of the Starship ship, which should return NASA astronauts to the Moon by the end of this decade. While SpaceX has enjoyed tremendous success over the past few years, the latest setback speaks to the challenges and ambitions of the company’s space program.
“Musk’s ultimate goal – to reach Mars – depends on the success of Starship, which should become a fully reusable space transportation system,” the article emphasized.
Why did the Starship explode?According to preliminary reports, the explosion occurred due to an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the engine firewall, which caused a fire that overwhelmed the ventilation system, reported Elon Musk.
“Corrective measures, including extinguishing the fire and increasing the ventilation capacity, are already planned for the next test flight,” the publication added.
Space achievements in the world – the latest newsAs UNIAN wrote, the top-secret US plane has been in orbit for over a year. The task of the mission is to conduct experiments on the effects of radiation and test space observation technologies.
It was also reported that one of the two NASA astronauts, who was stuck in orbit 7 months ago, finally went into outer space. Suni Williams is said to have tackled long-overdue maintenance work outside the station with NASA astronaut Nick Hague.
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