The US space company SpaceX yesterday (March 3) tested the Starship numbered SN10. It failed in the first two starship test flights. This time it finally landed successfully, but it exploded about 8 minutes after landing for unknown reasons. Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive officer, issued a statement saying that “Starship SN10 has landed intact!”.
Starship SN10 landed in one piece! https://t.co/lO4AF47MaN
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 4, 2021
The US space company SpaceX yesterday (March 3) tested the starship Starship numbered SN10. SN10 lifted off from Texas and reached an altitude of more than 10 kilometers. The rocket flew to the target altitude of 10 kilometers and then the engine stalled and descended. After falling to a certain altitude , Started the engine again, vertical to the level of the fuselage, and finally successfully landed this time, but it exploded 8 minutes after landing, and the reason is unknown. The SN8 and SN9 of the first two test flights had already exploded during landing, and SN10 was the first time that it landed successfully on the launch pad.
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— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) March 3, 2021
The flight altitude of SN10 this time was similar to the previous two altitudes, and the same test was performed during the process. The video showed a successful landing, but thick smoke continued to erupt from the bottom. After a few minutes of standing still, the SN 10 was bombarded by a blast from the bottom explosion. And finally fell to the ground to disintegrate. Space X did not respond to this, but some expert observers speculated that the explosion was caused by a hard landing and methane leaks.
source : The Verge
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