“The fuel tank pressure was low during the landing, causing the landing speed to be high,” Elon Musk tweeted.
By: Agencies
07:19 PM / 09/12/2020-
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Elon Musk’s ambitious Starship project suffered a setback on Wednesday 9-D when the SN8 prototype underwent a rapid unscheduled teardown event while attempting to land after a high-altitude suborbital flight test.
The information agency RT noted: The aircraft was unmanned and was conducting a flight test at about 12 kilometers above sea level.
The incident had already been predicted by Musk, admitting that the rocket had little chance of complete success on the first try. “A lot of things have to go right, so maybe there’s a one in three chance” that the spacecraft will land in one piece, the space company’s CEO previously said.
Despite the inconveniences, the South African tycoon congratulated the SpaceX team, while explaining the reasons for the explosion. “The fuel tank pressure was low during landing, causing the landing speed to be high,” Musk tweeted.
Also, the businessman pointed out that they obtained “all the data” that they needed during the test.
