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SpaceX Starship prototype rocket crashes in fireball ... again

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/afp/02/02/starship.jpg"/><figcaption>This still image taken from a Space X video shows the Starship SN9 exploding on landing as the company conducts a test flight on February 2, 2021, near Boca Chica, Texas. The SpaceX prototype rocket crash landed and exploded in flames at the conclusion of a test flight on February 2, 2021, footage broadcast by the company showed. It was the second such explosion after the last prototype met a similar fate in December. <em>SpaceX/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON - A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed in a fiery explosion as it tried to land upright after a test flight Tuesday.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Live feed of Starship SN9 flight test → <a href="https://t.co/Hs5C53qBxb">https://t.co/Hs5C53qBxb</a> <a href="https://t.co/ioM0D5J91I">https://t.co/ioM0D5J91I</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1356699321840721920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It was the second such explosion after the last prototype of Starship met a similar fate in December.</p><p>&quot;We had again another great flight,&quot; said a SpaceX announcer on live footage that was broadcast online.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve just got to work on that landing a little bit,&quot; he added.</p><p>The company&#x27;s founder Elon Musk was uncharacteristically quiet on social media, having announced the night before he was &quot;Off Twitter for a while.&quot;</p><p>The stainless steel rocket dubbed SN9 was cleared for lift-off from Boca Chica, Texas by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which had earlier delayed granting authorization after determining that SpaceX&#x27;s last launch violated the terms of its license.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tr">Starship SN9 &amp; SN10 <a href="https://t.co/urtPJn7amo">pic.twitter.com/urtPJn7amo</a></p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1355255403945332737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The rocket launched smoothly around 3:30 pm local time (2030 GMT) and progressively shut down its engines as it reached a height of 10 kilometers (six miles), then performed a series of test maneuvers in a horizontal &quot;belly flop&quot; position.</p><p>It was when the rocket attempted to return to a vertical position for landing that the problems began, with the footage showing it came in much too fast and at a bad angle.</p><p>It landed with a deafening crash, and exploded into bright orange flames and a dust cloud, but the fire did not spread.</p><div><strong>WAIVER DRAMA</strong></div><p>Tuesday&#x27;s launch was delayed by several days over problems stemming from SpaceX&#x27;s last Starship test on December 9, which also went up in flames.</p><p>SpaceX had sought a waiver to exceed the maximum allowable risk to the public of Starship SN8.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/02/21/spacex-aims-to-launch-all-civilian-trip-into-orbit">SpaceX aims to launch &#x27;all-civilian&#x27; trip into orbit</a></li></ul><p>The FAA denied the request, but SpaceX went ahead anyway, landing the company in hot water.</p><p>The regulator denied SpaceX the opportunity to launch last week and asked them to carry out corrective actions, finally granting its approval Monday night.</p><p>The company hopes the reusable rocket system, which towers at 120 meters (394 feet), will one day carry crew and cargo to fly to the Moon, Mars and beyond.</p><p>ia/dw</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XtkNvRSo4vY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>WASHINGTON - A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed in a fiery explosion as it tried to land upright after a test flight Tuesday.<br /> </p>

WASHINGTON - A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed in a fiery explosion as it tried to land upright after a test flight Tuesday.