Reach to Mars Test Rocket Crashes 8 Minutes After Takeoff
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“Reach to Mars” Test Rocket Crashes 8 Minutes After Takeoff
US company SpaceX says it has made significant progress with
the second test flight of Starship launched from the state of Texas. The
120-meter-long starship had a poor debut in April and was destroyed by an
explosion, but this time it managed to reach greater distances and heights.
However, the rocket's flight was once again limited by technical problems, but
this time it was clear that the earlier problems had been resolved.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
The American space agency NASA has praised the company for
its progress with this launch. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tweeted that Spaceflight
is a daring
adventure that requires passion and bold innovation. Today's test was an
opportunity to learn, then it will be flying again.
The Ship
SpaceX aims to send humans to the moon by the end of this
decade by starship. The two-part Starship took off from Boca Chica, Texas, at
7:00 a.m. local time for a ninety-minute flight. It was intended to rotate the
upper part (which is 50 meters long and called 'The Ship') about once in the
Earth's orbit. Then it crashed into the ocean near Hawaii.
However, this experiment could not be completed. Eight minutes after launch,
the computers on the starship aborted the mission and the rocket exploded. What
caused this remains unclear.
Super Heavy Booster
However long the flight lasted, it is considered a greater
success than the April incident. In April, the Starship also damaged the launch
pad during launch and several of its engines on the first stage (called the
Super Heavy Booster) responded. Thus, they failed
to separate “The Ship” by going to a certain height. In the test on Saturday,
all these steps were completed safely without any issues.
Currently, 1,000 Starlink satellites are in orbit, but later models will require Starships to launch.
SpaceX Webcast
But engineers will now want to know why the booster blew
itself up after the separation stage and trace the loss of contact with the
ship after reaching an altitude of 150 km. "It's been a very successful
day, even though we had the sudden destruction of the Super
Heavy Booster and the ship," said Kate Tice, who commented on the
SpaceX webcast. But it was great because we were able to get a lot of data and
that will help us for our next flight."
Research
and Development Laboratory in Boca Chica
The company's production line is located at its research and
development laboratory in Boca Chica. Such tests will accelerate after approval
from federal licensing agencies. Starship is the most powerful rocket system in
the
world. The Super Heavy Booster has 33 engines that produce 74 mega-newtons
of thrust. It is more powerful than all the rockets that helped put man on the
moon. If SpaceX engineers succeed in fixing the starship's flaws, it will be a
revolutionary breakthrough.
Vision for the Starship
The company's vision for the Starship is that it will be
instantly and completely reusable and can be operated like an aircraft,
refueled and prepared for re-launch. In
addition to this capability, it has the ability to send more than 100 tons
of weight into orbit, which will reduce the cost of space travel.
Starlink Satellites
For Elon Musk, Starship is part of his long-held ambition to
be able to transport people and various objects to Mars and help humans settle
there. It will also support their Starlink
project, which aims to establish a global network of broadband Internet
satellites. There are currently 1,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, but later
models will be heavier and require Starships to deliver them into orbit.
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