Washington:
An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday immediately after carrying out what had seemed to be a prosperous flight and landing.
It was the third straight flub involving the prototype of the Starship rocket, which SpaceX hopes one day to send to Mars. The final two test flights ended in crashes.
“A beautiful soft landing,” a SpaceX commentator stated on the live broadcast of the test flight, though flames have been coming out at the bottom and crews have been attempting to place them out.
The rocket exploded a handful of minutes later. It was thrown into the air and crashed back to the ground.
Live feed of Starship SN10 flight test → https://t.co/Hs5C53qBxbhttps://t.co/Au6GmiyWN8
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 3, 2021
No explanation was straight away offered.
As observed on SpaceX video, the rocket appeared to have otherwise landed adequately immediately after its flight.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been creating the next-generation Starship rocket for the goal of going to Mars — even though two prototypes blew up in spectacular style on their current test runs.
The most recent prototype, named SN10, for “serial number 10,” took off a small prior to 1120 GMT from Boca Chica, Texas.
The two other prototypes (SN8 and SN9) crashed on landing, in December and then in early February.
The tests take location in a practically deserted location leased by SpaceX in South Texas close to the border with Mexico and next to the Gulf of Mexico — the location is vast and empty sufficient that an accident or explosion would not trigger harm or fatalities.
Apart from Mars, the rocket, if it becomes operational, could also prove helpful for closer trips, particularly to the Moon.
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