Rocket Booster Bursts Into Flames At SpaceX Plant During Test Run

Tuesday, 12 July 2022newsdesk
Rocket Booster Bursts Into Flames At SpaceX Plant During Test Run
A booster rocket developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX for its next-generation Starship spacecraft burst into flames during a ground-test firing on Monday in Texas, dealing a likely setback to Musk's aim of launching Starship to orbit later this year.

New Delhi, 11 July 2022

As per news report of NDTV, "Yeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage," Musk tweeted after the early evening explosion of the Super Heavy Booster 7 prototype, as seen in a livestream recorded by the website NASA Spaceflight. There was no immediate indication of injuries. It was not clear what caused the explosion, which engulfed the base of the rocket in a ball of flames and heavy smoke and appeared to shake the video camera, though the booster remained standing upright, bolted to test gantry afterward. The failure occurred in the midst of a dayslong static fire test campaign in Boca Chica, Texas, of the booster, which is equipped with an array of 33 Raptor engines for use in an upcoming uncrewed orbital test flight SpaceX was hoping to conduct later this year.

Source -NDTV

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