SpaceX founder Elon Musk assures that his rocket Starship, which exploded during the last test flight, has almost reached orbit. Musk said this in a recent company update, which was published by Company X, UNN reports.
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So, Flight 2 has actually almost reached orbit
Musk assures us that the spacecraft was intact and that if it had been a normal, working flight, it would probably have ended successfully.
According to him, the explosion was caused by the release of liquid oxygen, which was left to escape only because Starship was not carrying satellites that day.
Normally we wouldn't have this liquid oxygen if we had a payload. So ironically, if it had a payload, it would have reached orbit
Addendum
According to Musk, the flight on November 18 went much smoother, which made him optimistic about future missions.
I think we have a really good chance of reaching orbit with Flight 3
It is noted that SpaceX plans to launch Flight 3 next month, provided that the US Federal Aviation Administration issues a license in time. An investigation is currently underway into what happened on Flight 2.
Recall
On November 18, Elon Musk's American company SpaceX launched the comic Starship using the largest Super Heavy rocket in history.
The launch failed again. The signal from Straship disappeared after about 15 minutes of flight. It probably exploded. The ship has a self-destruct system after a scheduled engine shutdown.