New Arestovich. Ilon Musk told when Starship rocket will fly into space after a disaster (video)
Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! Ilon Musk, the founder and head of SpaceX, after the next disaster, which occurred during the second test flight of the Starship missile system on November 18, said that the third attempt to fly into space would take place in 3-4 weeks. That is, you can expect a launch before Christmas. But there is no guarantee that SpaceX will receive a permission to launch US Federal Aviation Directorate by this date.
This organization, as well as after past unsuccessful Starship, is investigating the unpleasant incident mask. We remind that on November 18, the upper stage of the rocket system, that is, the Starship spacecraft, was to be successfully separated from the Super Heavy rocket launcher, fly into space and will be driven in the Pacific and one and a half hours. But, about 8 minutes after launch, there was a failure in the operation of a spacecraft and it had to be blown up in the air.
The rocket herself had to go back and drive in the Gulf of Mexico after sending a spacecraft to orbit. But about 7 minutes after the start, immediately after the upper degree of Starship, the rocket launched broke out. Despite these explosions, the second test flight of the Starship rocket system cannot be called completely failure. After the first failure associated with the Starship catastrophe in April, Ilon Musk said the next launch would take place in about 6-8 weeks.
But, after all, it was necessary to wait for this event much, because the US Civil Aviation Directorate did not give permission to launch and SpaceX received it only on November 15. It is not yet possible to say whether Ilon Musk and his company will receive permission for the third flight Starship in 3-4 weeks.