The spacecraft under development was launched for the third time.
He was fired again Elon Musk– SpaceX's massive rocket under development, Starship, writes BBC. The spacecraft lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, on March 14, just before 2:30 p.m. Galactic time.
This is the third flight test of the Starship vehicle, as the first was conducted last April and the second was conducted in November. In the first test, the missile exploded shortly after launch, and although the second prototype made it a little farther, it was quickly destroyed.
It is not uncommon for failures to occur during the development of new space rockets, and experts can learn a lot from the data collected during tests and thus improve the system. It is true that in the case of Starship, it was previously reported that the area surrounding the launch was not sufficiently secured, and thus an investigation was opened against SpaceX.
Once the spacecraft is operational, it will be the most powerful and largest rocket ever.
In principle, the spacecraft will play a key role in upcoming Moon and Mars missions, as it can transport people and cargo to celestial bodies.
20 minutes after the test began, the SpaceX team announced that the spacecraft had traveled farther than ever before. During the flight, ground control was able to test several functions, and the final step was to restart the engine before guiding the missile to the crash site in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, communication was lost after the spacecraft began its descent again, so the ultimate goal, a controlled landing, was not achieved.
