The most powerful rocket in history was launched from Texas, but exploded in a test flight within minutes, and its manufacturer SpaceX hopes this will be the first step in a human journey to Mars.The 120 meter long interstellar spacecraft rocket system took off at 8:33 am local time on Thursday
The most powerful rocket in history was launched from Texas, but exploded in a test flight within minutes, and its manufacturer SpaceX hopes this will be the first step in a human journey to Mars.
The 120 meter long interstellar spacecraft rocket system took off at 8:33 am local time on Thursday. It began to accelerate, but then began to rotate at high altitude and exploded about 4 minutes after liftoff. Due to pressurization issues, SpaceX has postponed its scheduled launch earlier this week.
It seems that the two parts of the rocket system - boosters and cruise ships - cannot separate properly after takeoff, which may lead to the failure of the spacecraft. It is currently unclear whether the rocket exploded on its own or activated the Flight Termination System. The flight termination system is a fail safe device that can destroy a spacecraft and prevent it from deviating too far from its orbit.
SpaceX had previously warned that the probability of success was low, and the purpose of the test flight was to collect data, regardless of whether the entire mission was completed. Even after the rocket disintegrated, SpaceX employees cheered.
In a statement on Twitter, SpaceX said, "It seems that flight testing is not yet exciting enough. The interstellar spacecraft experienced a rapid unplanned disintegration before the stage separation
This unmanned suborbital test marks the first "fully stacked" test, in which the interstellar ship cruise ship - designed to ultimately carry 100 astronauts - was placed on top of a super heavy booster rocket, with 33 Raptor engines providing the required massive thrust.
This huge spacecraft is almost as long as three passenger planes, and is 10 meters taller than the Saturn 5 rocket that sent humans to the moon in 1969.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk obtained necessary approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week to continue the launch.
The upper and lower parts of the system are designed to safely return to Earth for soft landing, so that they can be reused. Musk stated that the reusability of rockets makes space flight much cheaper than what NASA can provide.
Unlike NASA, which is trying to avoid risks, SpaceX has a record of showing willingness to test fly and explode. Musk said that understanding where the problem occurred would benefit the private enterprise. SpaceX has built its own space port, called Starbase, in the Gulf of Mexico in Boca Chica, Texas, to launch rockets. Several other interstellar spacecraft are already in production for future testing.
Musk said that he developed interstellar spacecraft, and humans could eventually become an interstellar species. For this reason, he plans to start colonizing Mars. He said that if there are nuclear wars or asteroid impacts and other Earth destruction events, life on Earth will be extinct, which is a necessary measure to protect humanity.
SpaceX claims that the payload capacity of the interstellar spacecraft is up to 150 tons, which will be able to transport dozens of people for long-term interstellar flights. It has already planned a privately funded 11 person lunar journey this year, but this time seems unrealistic now. NASA has also signed a contract with SpaceX to send astronauts (including the first woman) to the moon as early as 2025, as part of its Artemis program. This date is also considered too ambitious.
The company has announced a longer-term plan to use this spacecraft as a space shuttle for commercial travel on Earth, promising to fly from London to Tokyo within an hour.
After the explosion of the SpaceX spacecraft, the price of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin related to Musk rapidly decreased by nearly 8%.
USA Today reported yesterday on the importance of Starship's launch on the price of dog coins. In addition to the direct connection between SpaceX and Musk, who claims to be the father of dog coins, the fact that this launch occurred today is also an important event. In fact, most meme cryptocurrency enthusiasts refer to the 20th day of the 4th month of each year as "Dog Day".
People cannot say that the result of the largest rocket launch in history is disappointing. Musk himself congratulated the SpaceX team on Twitter and stated that the next launch of the interstellar spacecraft would take place in a few months. However, the plan promised by the billionaire two years ago to put dog coins on the moon may take some time.
In 2021, Geometry Energy Company (GEC) paid SpaceX dog coins to launch a satellite into lunar orbit.
As early as 2021, Musk stated on Twitter that SpaceX would "launch real dog coins on the real moon".
Since this tweet was released on April 1st, everyone thinks it's an April Fool's Day joke. However, later on, the owner of SpaceX shared some details through his Twitter account.
Initially, the Moon mission of Gougou Coin was expected to be launched in March of this year. However, on December 31st, Twitter named @ cb_ Doggy's "Dog Coin Designer" has released the latest news, stating that this satellite will be launched and put into lunar orbit no earlier than the third season of 2023.
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