A new sample of the Starship rocket passed the tests of ground fire. Release test caused NASA Space Flight YouTube channel.
To test the rocket’s main systems, SpaceX filled the rocket with fuel and oxidizer and then started the engines for a few seconds. The thrust was not sufficient to lift the rocket off the ground as planned in the test. The test was conducted at the SpaceX spaceport near the city of Boca Chica, Texas.
This Starship S25 is the successor to the S24 rocket, which exploded during an orbital test flight on April 20. How declaration Elon Musk June 24, the S25 could be ready to fly in “about six weeks”.
Starship is a next-generation, super-heavy, fully reusable rocket with both stages landing on its tail. It is Starship that will have to get astronauts to the moon under the NASA Artemis program in the second half of the 2020s. Details about its structure and functions can be found in the material “socialbites.ca”.