The second attempt of “SpaceX” to reach space with the “Starship” rocket – the largest in history – was extremely successful, the BBC reported. It reached space for the first time, but contact was lost about ten minutes after liftoff, a company broadcaster said.
However, SpaceX said it will consider the mission a success if the Starship passes the separation point from the Super Heavy booster, using a brand new method called “hot staging.” And he achieved it.
The head of NASA congratulated the team for the good work.
Seconds before liftoff, the rocket was held on the ground for another minute. In the end, her launch was a success.
SpaceX’s first attempt to launch Starship into space was in April. Then the rocket exploded in mid-air four minutes after launch, destroying the company’s launch pad and hurling sand and chunks of concrete for miles.
Although Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of SpaceX, said that the Starship launch attempt exceeded his expectations, the goal of reaching space was not met, nor was that of making an almost complete circle around Earth and for the craft to re-enter the atmosphere and land off the coast of Hawaii.
In the team that participated in the development of some key systems of the rocket, there is also a Bulgarian – 27-year-old Orlin Velev – Jr. is a senior structural stability engineer at Space X. He has been working for Musk’s company for 6 years. He previously graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Orlin Velev went to the USA when he was still a baby. His father, Orlin Velev Sr., is a distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina.
2023-11-18 14:13:00
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