The Top Of SpaceX’s Starship Explodes When Being Tested

While the succeeding version of SpaceX’s ‘Mk3’ Starship frames is still in progress, the original one which was publicized two previous months exploded during a test of endurance at the company’s Boca Chica, TX site. As a site watcher, LabPadre described the 500-feet flight of the top in the atmosphere was full of cryo fluid spraying everywhere. As can be seen from the slow-motion, the burst of fluid started from the ship’s edges, then expanded to the surrounding area. 

Mk1 model was named as a “manufacturing pathfinder” in Elon Musk’s reply to a question on Twitter. In spite of the fact that Mk2 is constructed similarly in Florida, he claimed that there were remarkable differences in the flight model of the two versions. To illustrate, in the last-week announcement, SpaceX showed the successful performance of Crew Dragon static fire examinations after several explosions. However, the present result seems to go against all the afore affirmation.  

Back to the previous September event, Musk promised that in at most two months following, people would have the opportunity to watch Mk1’s suborbital flight. But after today, the likelihood is that SpaceX will make their followers disappointed. We can only wait to see the possibility of a promising tested flight of the Mk3 model that will be held this December.  

SpaceX has rejected an accuse mentioned in the test by saying it was not a “big hindrance”.