Tuesday, February 2, 2021

SpaceX Destroys Another Starship In Flight Test

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has destroyed another one of its prototype Starship space rockets on Tuesday, after a Starship SN9 failed to land properly in Bolsa Chica, high altitude test. A livestream of the launch of the Starship SN9 prototype showed the rocket successfully launching, but failing to arrest its descent, resulting in a fireball after the rocket exploded when it touched the ground. Starship SN9 suffered the same fate as an earlier prototype, the SN8, which had its own high altitude test in December, but similar was unable to land properly. SpaceX is hoping to eventually use the Starship to deliver human beings to Mars.

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