![]() ![]() “But it exploded”Īfter Thursday's test, the Internet was on fire. Regardless, the launch system began flipping and rolling.Īnd then, well, stuff blew up. It's also possible that a hydraulics problem contributed to an inability to control the direction of the remaining engines' thrust. Understandably, this appears to have led to some control issues at around the moment when the Starship upper stage was supposed to separate from the first stage of the rocket. Before the end, when the rocket reached a peak altitude just short of 40 km, as many as eight engines appeared to have gone out. After about two minutes, more engines failed. ![]() ![]() ![]() What could not be immediately discerned from the ground is that a handful of the Super Heavy first stage's 33 Raptor engines failed in the early moments of the flight. And then it climbed skyward, a brilliant silvery and fiery streak in the sky. Fully laden with about 5,000 metric tons of liquid oxygen and methane propellant, the largest rocket ever built needed about 10 seconds to begin clearing the launch pad.įrom a nearby vantage point, the rocket rumbled and the smoke billowed outward-but it seemed like an eternity before Starship poked its head above the smoke and dust. On Thursday morning, with clearing skies overhead, SpaceX's Starship rocket slowly began to climb away from its launch pad. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas-It began with a bang, as big things often do. ![]()
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