WATCH: SpaceX Starship prototype EXPLODES after ‘mostly successful’ test flight & touchdown

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RT: SpaceX’s SN10 Starship prototype has made a largely successful test flight, soaring some 10km high and performing a shaky upright landing, though a small fire was seen upon touchdown before the craft erupted in a fiery explosion.

While the flight initially appeared to be successful, seeing the Starship soar some 10 kilometers high and make a flip maneuver before touching down softly – it was visibly leaning upon landing and a small fire was seen at its base.

While it remains unclear what caused the failure, a launch attempt earlier on Wednesday was aborted with less than one second on the clock before liftoff, seeing the Starship’s engines ignite briefly before the trial was temporarily halted. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the abort was triggered automatically due to an issue with the rocket’s “thrust limit,” adding that it had been addressed and that the company would make another attempt.



The SN10’s predecessors, the SN8 and SN9, both met similarly explosive ends while attempting vertical landings during previous test flights. According to SpaceX, the upright landing capability “will enable a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo on long-duration,” including for “interplanetary flights” and “travel to Mars and beyond.”

 

 

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  1. A laser from a satellite could ignite the collected unspent solid fuel fume cloud with this reusable landing tech….and it pollutes twice..

  2. It looks like it needs deployable landing struts/supports that allow the craft to touch down so that the rocket nozzles are well above the ground, rather than so close to it. I don’t think they have landed one of these with out exploding.

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