Second SpaceX Starship Test Ends In A Massive Fireball
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You may recall back in December when SpaceX was doing a short up-and-down test of their colossal new Starship that ended in a crash and a gigantic fireball when the quad-winged-silo-like rocket attempted to make a vertical landing but came in a bit hot and crashed. This time, the rocket didn’t even manage to get to the proper orientation, instead of coming down at about a 45-degree angle and then meeting the ground, immediately to be consumed by a ball of flame. Rockets are hard, friends.
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Screenshot: YouTube
Screenshot: Everyday Astronaut/YouTube
SpaceX’s test of their new Starship was very close to a success until the very end, when what looks like a premature shutdown of one of the three Raptor engines on landing caused the massive, silo-like rocket to crash in a massive fireball.
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(Note: I’m looking through comments, and there’s people who feel I’m being too scornful about this test? Let me clarify from the start, then: despite the crash, this is still a remarkable achievement, and SpaceX undoubtedly learned a lot here. I thought that was clear, but here, I’m saying it again.)
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