2024-03-18 21:00:00
By November, they had failed. So SpaceX, and its Starship rocket, tried to rectify the situation this Thursday, March 14. Elon’s business Musk launched its device from the Boca Chica base in Texas (United States), at 2:25 p.m. French time, informs us France Info. So, success?
The result is once again mixed. No mid-flight explosion this time for the spacecraft. However, if the rocket was to land in the Indian Ocean, this was not the case. There rocket would have been lost according to the statements of the American company. If the device returns, SpaceX wants to be able to carry out a controlled reentry in order to release cargo.
The device was not launched as a simple whim of entrepreneur Elon Musk. The latter especially wishes to be able to take Man to the planet Mars, the celestial object closest to us after the Moon (which Man already conquered in 1969). As reported by our colleagues from Capital, Elon Musk has wanted to go to the red planet since 2016, with the aim of installing real cities there, if humans can actually live there. The billionaire had also announced himself that he wanted to die on Mars.
And Starship is so talked about, mainly for its imposing size. It is nothing more and nothing less than the largest rocket ever launched with a size reaching 120 meters high. In addition to this impressive measurement, the device is also the most powerful in its category. In addition, the (…)
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