[국제]SpaceX Mars spacecraft starship explodes again during landing

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Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is developing a prototype of the Mars migration spacecraft’Starship’ exploded during the landing process.

This is already the second time, but Space X is expected to fix the problem and launch a third test launch.

This is reporter Kim Jeong-hoe.

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SpaceX’s prototype of the spacecraft for migration to Mars, SN9, has been launched.

The fuselage flew vertically for about 10 km.

“Ignite the landing engine!”

But soon it crashed with a roar and engulfed in flames.

Landing was a problem again.

Foreign media analyzed that there is a high possibility that a problem occurred while re-igniting the recoil propulsion engine by raising the nose again to attempt a fuselage landing.

In particular, I thought the second of the three engines on the SN9, which reduced the landing speed, would not have been properly ignited.

In fact, in the post-launch scene, the SN9 loses its balance in preparing to land a fuselage after vertical flight and immediately falls to the ground.

Just before the end of last year, the SN8 exploded while landing on the launch pad after flying 12.5 km.

SpaceX said it would have to make up for the landing problem a bit, just like last year’s test launch.

Starship is a giant spacecraft that SpaceX is developing with the goal of human migration to Mars. The entire body will carry 100 people and 100 tons of cargo to and from the Moon or Mars.

It is the crystal of Elon Musk’s commitment and challenge to the universe.

[일론 머스크, 스페이스X 대표, 2019년 기자회견 : 모험심을 타고난 사람은 누구나 이 일에 매우 흥분할 것입니다. 저는 이 일이 우주에 대한 관심을 되살리는 데 도움이 될 거로 생각합니다.]

Even if it tasted so bitter, SpaceX is expected to launch a third spacecraft soon.

The third prototype SN10, which was built near the launch site at the time of the crash, is proof of this.

SpaceX failed to land on Starship twice in a row, but last year’s Falcon 9 rocket sent the largest number of satellites of all time into space, and is confident.

This is YTN Kim Jeong-hoe.

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