Starship crashes in Pacific Ocean after first orbital flight
Rocket new generation Starship company SpaceX splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after the first orbital flight, the press service of the company. The ship, for unknown reasons, prematurely completed the mission.
Rocket new generation Starship company SpaceX splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after the first orbital flight, the press service of the company. The ship, for unknown reasons, prematurely completed the mission.
The spacecraft successfully launched 26 Starlink satellites into orbit. He began unloading at about 16:25 GMT and completed it half an hour later. Starlink employees were able to establish contact with all the satellites delivered. After three hours in orbit and two orbits around the Earth, SpaceX decided to send the spacecraft back to Earth. According to the original plan, for 10 hours of flight Starship had to make 10 revolutions.
The ship splashed down in the Pacific. According to the broadcast, the ship exploded after sinking under water. The BBC notes that it was not planned to be reused.
Starship launched from the spaceport in Texas today at 7:46 local time (15:46 GMT). During the flight, one of the 33 carrier engines stopped working, but the spacecraft was still able to enter orbit. Reusable launch vehicle Super Heavy successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico. Today’s test flight is the 14th for Starship since 2023. Previously, however, they were all limited to the suborbital trajectory.
