The test flight of SpaceX’s sixth Starship made a soft landing at sea. Exploded after landing in the Gulf of Mexico. His video is going viral on social media.
Spaceships and super-heavy rockets are collectively called spacecraft. In this test, the booster was to be caught back on the launch pad after launch, but because all the parameters were not correct, it was decided to land it in water.
This spacecraft was launched from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas at 3:30 am Indian time. Initially it took off successfully. But unable to return to the launch pad, he was forced to land in the water.
Let us tell you that before this, the launch and landing of SpaceX’s fifth spacecraft had made history. The launch was like the previous four Starship rockets, but the landing was special. This time the spacecraft booster, i.e. the first stage, did not land on the floating platform or the launch pad in the sea. I couldn’t even touch the ground. Before this, Mechazilla, the mechanical arms of the launch pad, caught him in the air. In the future, SpaceX will use this same technology in its launches.
SpaceX CEO and owner Elon Musk had raised the challenge level this time. It used mechanical arms to land the booster. That too just seven minutes away from launch. This time huge and strong arms were installed on the launch pad. Who trapped the 232-foot-long booster inside himself like it was a toothpick. Mechazilla is a type of mechanical arm that catches the rocket propellant as it approaches.
