Santo Domingo.-The remains of the Starship rocket, developed by SpaceX, were seen engulfed in fire, from various points, including the Dominican Republic.
The majestic Starship rocket, which had a smooth takeoff from the base in Boca Chica, Texas, yesterday, lost contact during its test flight and failed to complete its planned mission.
Elon Musk’s company later confirmed that the Starship suffered a “rapid and unforeseen disassembly” during its ascent.
In an official statement posted on the X social network, SpaceX noted: “Teams will continue to review data from today’s flight test to better understand the root cause.”
Despite the loss of the ship, the liftoff was executed as planned, and the Super Heavy, the first stage of the rocket, successfully returned to base, being caught by the recovery grippers in a controlled landing for the second time.
The Starship had been upgraded for this seventh test flight.
For the first time, it carried payload: ten replicas of Starlink internet satellites. The mission included multiple objectives, including testing the payload deployment capability, conducting reentry experiments aimed at the capture and reuse of spacecraft.
Also achieve the controlled return of the Super Heavy, which was successful.
The ship was scheduled to make a suborbital flight of approximately one hour, with a planned splashdown in the ocean, he said.
Boca Chica
—Texas, USA
Boca Chica is a coastal community located near Brownsville, in southern Texas, in the United States, near the border with Mexico. There is the Spacex launch base, officially known as “Starbase”.
