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Spacex cancels flight-test its megafusée:
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The American company SpaceX of Elon Musk canceled on Sunday a voltet of its megafusée Starship. However, saying that it needs time to solve certain problems. Nevertheless, This is a new setback after a black series of tests marked by explosions. Nevertheless, – Spacex cancels flight-test its megafusée
(Keystone-ATS) Serial problems have made certain observers of the capacity of this megafusée doubt to carry out the crazy project of the billionaire Elon Musk to colonize Mars. Furthermore, A modified version must also spacex cancels flight-test its megafusée be used for the NASA Artémis program. Meanwhile, which provides for the return of Americans to the Moon, with the aim of maintaining this time a lasting presence.
This tenth theft of the largest rocket in history was to be held at 6.30pm local (01:30 am Monday in Switzerland) from the American company in Texas, in the south of the United States. Furthermore, But about a quarter of an hour before the scheduled take -off time, SpaceX announced its cancellation.
“Withdrawal of the tenth flight from today from Starship to take the time to solve a problem with the ground systems. ” the company announced on the social network X without further details.
Tests on the upper floor
Previously. SpaceX had indicated that the upper floor of the rocket had been supplied with fuel, suggesting that the launch was in preparation. Mr. Musk himself had posted a message on X an hour earlier spacex cancels flight-test its megafusée saying “launch of Starship 10 tonight”.
This new flight was aimed at a series of experiments on the upper floor of the rocket. the ship, before it landed in the Indian Ocean. Unlike previous tests. this time it was not planned that SpaceX tries to catch up with the rocket with mechanical arms, a spectacular maneuver that only the company masters.
During the three trials this year, SpaceX suffered multiple technical disappointments. The first two had been marked by the spectacular explosion at the start of the flight of the upper floor of the rocket. causing twice the rains of debris over the Caribbean.
At the end of May. the starship vessel had this time managed to reach space this time, but had ended up exploding before the scheduled end of the mission, due to a fuel leak.
“Strong pressure”
Elon Musk’s company is focusing on a risky strategy: the launch of multiple prototypes spacex cancels flight-test its megafusée in order to correct. the problems encountered in flight situations. But this succession of disappointments. to which an explosion was added in June during a ground test, nourishes doubts while Elon Musk continues to count on first launches around March 2026.
This mission is “subject to strong pressure” because. despite the many tests, the rocket “was not reliable,” said Dallas Kasaboski, of the Consulting Office Mason. In other words, “successes have not surpassed failures”, according to him.
The development of starships. the first flight test of which was held in April 2023, could however accelerate, SpaceX having obtained a green light from the American aviation regulator to increase its launch rate.
US President Donald Trump. of which Elon Musk was a close adviser, urged his government to lift administrative brakes on commercial space activities.
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