At 9: 03 pm on November 18th, Beijing time.
American Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX)
Super heavy rocket launch of starship
The World Wide Web quoted CNN as saying that SpaceX’s second test flight went further than the first, but unfortunately, it still failed to complete all the scheduled plans and eventually exploded again.
According to the report, a few minutes after the launch of the "Starship", Space X Company has confirmed that it lost contact with the "Starship" and its self-destruction system has been forced to trigger.
Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, posted on social media on November 16th that due to the need to replace the flight control hardware, the second test flight of the starship rocket and spacecraft integration system was delayed by one day, from 17th to 18th.
On April 20 this year, the starship rocket and spacecraft integrated system made its first orbital test flight, but the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff. According to Agence France-Presse, the rocket engine broke down and the first booster was not separated from the spacecraft above.
According to the website of Space Exploration Technology Company, the new generation of heavy-duty launch vehicle starship is by far the largest and most powerful launch vehicle in the world, with a total height of about 120 meters and a diameter of about 9 meters. The rocket consists of two parts, the bottom is a "super heavy" booster, about 69 meters high, equipped with 33 "Raptor" engines; At the top is a spaceship, which is about 50 meters high and can be reused.
This article is synthesized from Beijing Youth Daily and World Wide Web.
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