Starship didn't fly. SpaceX postponed a rocket launch due to sealing problems

The head of the company Ilon Musk gave only a 50 percent chance of success today. Due to sealing problems, the launch of a two-stage high-weight Starship rocket was postponed. Today's preparations seem to have become a general rehearsal of launch or as it is called "wet" rehearsal with engines refueling. It is expected that the repeated launch will take place on April 19. Even before the launch, SpaceX founder Ilon Musk gave the test flight only a 50 percent chance of success.

Thus, Musk did not rule out that the rocket could explode, as did its predecessors. "I think she (rocket, ed. ) Has a 50 percent probability of going into orbit," Musk said. He also added that Starship has an 80% chance to go into orbit by the end of this year. It is worth noting that Starship has a height of a 40-storey building.

It consists of two parts: the first degree-70-meter Super Heavy with methane engines Raptor, and the second-a 50-meter rocket and simultaneously the same name Space apparatus Starship. Back in February, a successful start -up of Raptor engines was carried out, but the overweight accelerator did not participate in this test. Only last week, SpaceX was allowed to launch Starship in full configuration. The main purpose of the test start is to go into the orbit of the Earth.

SpaceX is not going to land or reuse Starship or Super Heavy. Despite this, the ultimate goal of Starship is to become a multiple missile as Falcon 9 that successfully brings people into space. It is regularly used to deliver the crew to the International Space Station and back. NASA develops its own overweight Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will be intended for flights on Mars. Its launch was successful in November last year.