![]() If all goes as hoped, it will land in the ocean 90 minutes after lift-off. The ship is aiming to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after almost a full revolution of the Earth, splashing down in the Pacific just north of the Hawaiian islands. Eventually SpaceX wants to be able to reuse these boosters, but this one will then be allowed to topple over and sink. SpaceX wants the Super Heavy booster to try to fly back to near the Texan coast and come down vertically, to hover just above the Gulf's waters. Then, the two halves of the rocket will separate, and the top section, the ship, will push on with its own engines for a further six minutes and 23 seconds.īy this time, it should be travelling over the Caribbean and cruising through space more than 100km above the planet's surface. Our live coverage was brought to you today by Jeremy Gahagan, Heather Sharp, Ece Goksedef, Malu Cursino, Krystyna Gajda, James Harness, Thomas Mackintosh and myself.Įlon Musk has said "anything that does not result in the destruction of the launch pad" would "be a win" - but what does the best case scenario look like?Īt launch, SpaceX wants Starship to rise up and head across the Gulf of Mexico, with the 33 engines on the bottom of the Super Heavy booster - the bottom part of the rocket - burning for two minutes and 49 seconds. You can read more about the Starship rocket launch attempt here. The SpaceX team will troubleshoot what went wrong in the meantimeīBC science editor Rebecca Morelle says pressurisation issues are not uncommon when filling rockets with fuel, especially when trying it for the first time ![]() Musk tweeted to say the team had "learned a lot" and will retry in a "few days" The rest of the launch was carried out as a "wet dress rehearsal" - meaning the rocket was loaded with fuel without it actually being launched SpaceX owner Elon Musk said the decision to halt the launch was down to an issue with a frozen valve In the meantime this is what we've learned today. Sadly SpaceX's Starship didn't make take-off as planned but we will be sure to cover the story on the next scheduled launch day. We're now wrapping up our coverage for the day.
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