WASHINGTON, Apr 17 A new Starship launch attempt will take place in a few days, said SpaceX owner Elon Musk.
On Monday, the Starship launch in Texas was canceled for technical reasons a minute before launch. The company said that all preparatory procedures were carried out and today's failure can be considered a dress rehearsal for the first test flight.
«Learned a lot today, now we are dumping fuel, we will try again in a few days,» Musk wrote in his letter. Twitter account.
On the eve of the test, the businessman did not rule out canceling the launch, saying that counting on success would be «madness» and everything is better than an explosion on the launch pad.
During the first test flight, the Starship should go into orbit and, after completing half a turn around the Earth, drown in the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian Islands. The ship's first stage, the Super Heavy booster, is set to crash into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after launch. In the future, the company plans to ensure the reusability of both the first stage and the ship itself.
SpaceX creates Starship for deep space flights. The ship is positioned as the most powerful and largest in the history of mankind. As planned by Musk, it will be used for expeditions to the Moon and Mars.
Previously, various tests ended with an explosion and the loss of a ship at least seven times.