uring a SpaceX Starship launch test that took place Thursday, the skyrocket experienced serious issues again after the recent first flight test that turned
into a fatal problem.
So, shortly after the SpaceX departure, the skyrocket exploded in space, raising concerns from the FAA over the debris that was visible near South Florida and the Bahamas. It seems that the SpaceX Starship experienced issues with the engines, which were cut off shortly and the skyrocket began to spin frantically in space.
After the SpaceX Starship launch, the flight test seemed normal for the first minutes, when the ship was effectively separated and guided to space. The booster came back to the launchpad in Texas and has been successfully caught by the launch tower for the third time.
But even if the flight test seemed a success, after just 8 minutes the company’s diagram showed that the Starship had lost more Raptor engines and started to loop over the ocean.
“We just saw some engines go out, it looks like we are losing attitude control of the ship. At this point we have lost contact with the ship.”, Dan Huot the manager of SpaceX communications, stated directly on the broadcast.
This SpaceX Starship launch failure came just a month after the recent SpaceX test that ended also in an explosion. We don’t know for sure why this explosion took place just minutes after the departure of the skyrocket.
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For the previous failure, the company investigated the reasons why the test was not a success. They determined that a propellant dripped inside the Starship skyrocket and caused a significant explosion.
Elon Musk is trying with every test flight to improve the Starship's features and components in order to reach its initial plan to send humans to Mars.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, debris from this SpaceX Starship launch test was seen at Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Orlando airports, and issued ground stops for flights.
While the Elon Musk Space X company stated that the launch debris wasn’t toxic, the FAA still requires the company to examine the exact cause of this failure and provide the sign-off to the administration before the next test flight is scheduled.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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