Starship launch with fun guaranteed: Here is the rocket caught in the air
The largest and most powerful rocket in history Starshiptook off successfully once again. Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX Developed by and about 123 metre long rocket took off from the Starbase facility in South Texas. with Türkiye time 01:37’de In the test flight, there were significant successes as well as major failures.
Rocket caught in the air
One of the objectives of the seventh test flight was to launch the first stage of the Starship rocket. Super Heavy of the level Starbase It was caught in the air by robotic arms located from the launch tower. SpaceX achieved this in its fifth test flight last October. Robotic arms called “Mechazilla” completed the Super Heavy stage on the seventh flight after returning to Earth. He successfully caught it in the air. When Super Heavy re-entered the atmosphere, it was traveling at speeds much faster than sound. It was also observed that the rocket slowed down due to engine ignition during landing, causing a sonic boom.
Starship exploded in the air
However, not everything went according to plan on the test flight. SpaceX, in its statement, called the second stage Starship’had a serious problem during its rise. Elon Musk said that according to initial findings, there was a major oxygen/fuel leak. Starship exploded as a result of a leak, exploded over the Atlantic Ocean.
The 52-meter-long spacecraft arrived approximately 8.5 minutes after launch. Turks and Caicos Islands It caused an incredible visual feast as it exploded over the ocean nearby. Musk for this “Success is uncertain but fun is guaranteed” he said. Musk also stated that despite the explosion, there was no reason why the next launch wouldn’t be next month.
On the other hand, within the scope of the mission, Starship was required to make almost a full orbit around the Earth and land softly in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia approximately 66 minutes after takeoff. It would also deploy 10 dummy satellites of similar size and weight to the next-generation version of Starlink’s broadband spacecraft, approximately 17.5 minutes after liftoff.
Deployment could have been a very useful test. SpaceX is relying on Starship to complete construction of the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of about 7,000 satellites in low Earth orbit but could eventually host more than 40,000 satellites. By the way, all phases of the launch test were delivered via Starlink internet. You can watch the entire launch from the X link below.
SpaceX is developing Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, to help humanity settle on the Moon and Mars. More than a handful of Starship test flights are expected to be accomplished this year; The company aims to make serious progress on the vehicle in 2025.
Source
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-catches-super-heavy-booster-on-starship-flight-7-test-but-loses-upper-stage-video-photos
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/watch-spacex-starship-explode-over-atlantic-ocean-on-flight-test-7-videos
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