This is the dramatic moment Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes into an enormous fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean. Footage shows as the rocket crashes into the sea as planned before erupting into flames.
Elon Musk called it an “epic” landing as he congratulated the SpaceX team. The CEO added: “You scored a goal for humanity.” SpaceX launched the Starship V3 – its largest and most powerful rocket yet – on Friday for a test flight.
It took off from the southern tip of Texas, near Brownsville, after the launch had been delayed by a day by a malfunctioning hydraulic pin. The Starship V3 is designed to launch more satellites and aims to carry future Nasa missions to the moon.
It was the 12th test flight of Musk’s rocket – despite the fiery landing, SpaceX said the craft test flight met its major objectives. Last year, mid-air explosions rained debris over the Atlantic after back-to-back Starship launches.
Looks like Apollo 1 is ready for launch.
ReplyDeletewhen they can complete some full orbits, I'll be impressed. I sincerely wish them the best of luck.
ReplyDeleteI'm a child of the 60's and remember the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions very well, every boy wanted to be an Astronaut when they grew up. these missions have ignited the inner child in me. I hope I live long enough to see men on the moon again. what a wonderful thing they are doing.
I thought this was expected because a couple hundred employees all burst into thunderous applause and cheers when it happened.
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