The prototype of the spacecraft Starhopper SpaceH again did not take off
The second attempt to lift into space the experimental SpaceX starhopper from the company SpaceX Ilona Mask ended in failure again. It is reported by Space.com.
Tests of the experimental spacecraft Starhopper, designed to deliver astronauts and cargo to the Moon and Mars, are held at the SpaceX test site in Boca Chica, Texas. In total, three stages of "air" tests are planned. At the first stage, the ship should be lifted off the ground and climb to a height of 20 meters, at the second - already at 500, and at the third - reach a height of 5 kilometers.
The ship installed on the platform released a pillar of flame and smoke, after which it turned off without ever taking off. The cause of the incident is not called, the degree of damage to the device is estimated as insignificant. This is the third fire on this spacecraft this month. The first occurred in early July, then there was damage in the amount from 50 to 100 thousand dollars. The cause of the incident was not called. The second fire occurred on July 17 during testing of the Raptor engine installed on a spacecraft.
Starhopper is a basic version of the Starship rocket designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars, and, in the future, space tourists. Starhopper is much smaller than Starship, but the equipment installed on it is fully consistent with the older model.
Earlier it was reported that Starship should become the largest and largest manned spacecraft in stories. Ilon Musk announced plans to create a spacecraft that will accommodate 100 colonists. However, the concept has already undergone several changes, so it is not known what will happen in the end.
Starhopper spacecraft
Tests of the experimental spacecraft Starhopper, designed to deliver astronauts and cargo to the Moon and Mars, are held at the SpaceX test site in Boca Chica, Texas. In total, three stages of "air" tests are planned. At the first stage, the ship should be lifted off the ground and climb to a height of 20 meters, at the second - already at 500, and at the third - reach a height of 5 kilometers.
The ship installed on the platform released a pillar of flame and smoke, after which it turned off without ever taking off. The cause of the incident is not called, the degree of damage to the device is estimated as insignificant. This is the third fire on this spacecraft this month. The first occurred in early July, then there was damage in the amount from 50 to 100 thousand dollars. The cause of the incident was not called. The second fire occurred on July 17 during testing of the Raptor engine installed on a spacecraft.
Starhopper is a basic version of the Starship rocket designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars, and, in the future, space tourists. Starhopper is much smaller than Starship, but the equipment installed on it is fully consistent with the older model.
Earlier it was reported that Starship should become the largest and largest manned spacecraft in stories. Ilon Musk announced plans to create a spacecraft that will accommodate 100 colonists. However, the concept has already undergone several changes, so it is not known what will happen in the end.
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