2023-04-22 22:27:00
« We’ll be ready again in a month or two “. Of Elon Musk in the text, Saturday April 22, two days after the long-awaited launch of Starship, designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built. It was just a test that ended with an explosion; we build, we try, we fail and we learn and then we start again, following the philosophy of SpaceX.
However, as the days pass, we realize that the company has really not gone far from disaster. Mainly in question: the launch pad, obviously not designed to withstand the shock of the simultaneous ignition of the 33 engines of the Starship monster. It is in poor condition, its foundations are bare, and it is hard to see how it could be repaired within two months.
Worse still: rubble was ejected hundreds of meters, even kilometers around. And that’s problematic, because SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas borders a protected nature preserve. Obviously, she too was affected by this launch.
It remains to be seen what the FAA, the American aviation authority, which grants licenses for these flights, will say. She examines the consequences of this test and wants to make sure that everything is in line with the commitments made by SpaceX to protect the environment near the installations.
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