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<p>Elon Musk owned-SpaceX will be launching its powerful Spaceship spacecraft in the coming six to eight weeks, the billionaire informed during a Twitter Spaces chat on Saturday. The April 20 liftoff of Starship, which can take astronauts to the Moon and back, did not end in the way desired as it exploded minutes after liftoff in a test flight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk, during the Twitter chat, said 30 out of 33 engines of Starship worked perfectly and reached 'full thrust', which was perhaps the reason the concrete launchpad was destroyed. Musk added that the pad damage was "quite small"&nbsp;and that it would take "six to eight weeks" to get the infrastructure prepared for another launch.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“The outcome was roughly in (line) with what I expected and, maybe slightly exceeded my expectations,” said the SpaceX CEO.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The vehicle structural margins appear to be better than we expected. As we can tell the vehicle is actually doing somersaults towards the end and still staying intact."</p>

<h2><strong>FAA approval required</strong></h2>

<p>However, SpaceX is not allowed a relaunch opportunity until the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) completes its review that “will determine the root cause of the event and identify corrective actions the operator must implement to avoid a recurrence".&nbsp;</p>

<p>“We aren’t going to speculate on timelines. Safety will dictate the<strong>&nbsp;</strong>timeline," stated the FAA.</p>

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<p>After the explosion, SpaceX stated, “Vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble."</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Musk&nbsp;congratulated employees and said he’s optimistic about the programme’s progress. Many called it Musk's way of turning setbacks into 'successful failures.'&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>SpaceX asks people to contact about debris</strong></h2>

<p>After the launch, the debris from the rocket has been washing up on the shores surrounding the Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>SpaceX has asked people not to handle or retrieve the debris of the Starship, and contact the company on its hotline at 1-866-623-0234 or email the information to recovery@spacex.com.</p>

<p>"Teams are actively monitoring both message boxes and will ensure the notification is handled appropriately. We are unable to respond to every message received, but our teams will reach out as appropriate," SpaceX officials wrote. "If you have concerns about an immediate hazard, please contact your local law enforcement agency."</p>

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<p>SpaceX is the biggest rocket ever to have been built. According to Musk, Starship has the capability of being reused which could bring down the costs and help humanity set civilisation on alien planets, such as Mars.&nbsp;</p>

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Elon Musk owned-SpaceX will be launching its powerful Spaceship spacecraft in the coming six to eight weeks, the billionaire informed during a Twitter Spaces chat on Saturday.

Elon Musk owned-SpaceX will be launching its powerful Spaceship spacecraft in the coming six to eight weeks, the billionaire informed during a Twitter Spaces chat on Saturday. The April 20 liftoff of Starship, which can take astronauts to the Moon and back, did not end in the way desired as it exploded minutes after liftoff in a test flight. Musk, during the Twitter chat, said 30 out of 33 engines of Starship worked perfectly and reached 'full thrust', which was perhaps the reason the concrete launchpad was destroyed. Musk added that the pad damage was "quite small" and that it would take "six to eight weeks" to get the infrastructure prepared for another launch. “The outcome was roughly in (line) with what I expected and, maybe slightly exceeded my expectations,” said the SpaceX CEO. "The vehicle structural margins appear to be better than we expected. As we can tell the vehicle is actually doing somersaults towards the end and still staying intact." FAA approval required However, SpaceX is not allowed a relaunch opportunity until the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) completes its review that “will determine the root cause of the event and identify corrective actions the operator must implement to avoid a recurrence". “We aren’t going to speculate on timelines. Safety will dictate the timeline," stated the FAA. WATCH | SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight × After the explosion, SpaceX stated, “Vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble." Meanwhile, Musk congratulated employees and said he’s optimistic about the programme’s progress. Many called it Musk's way of turning setbacks into 'successful failures.' SpaceX asks people to contact about debris After the launch, the debris from the rocket has been washing up on the shores surrounding the Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX has asked people not to handle or retrieve the debris of the Starship, and contact the company on its hotline at 1-866-623-0234 or email the information to recovery@spacex.com. "Teams are actively monitoring both message boxes and will ensure the notification is handled appropriately. We are unable to respond to every message received, but our teams will reach out as appropriate," SpaceX officials wrote. "If you have concerns about an immediate hazard, please contact your local law enforcement agency." ALSO READ | Found a piece of Starship? SpaceX would like to have it back SpaceX is the biggest rocket ever to have been built. According to Musk, Starship has the capability of being reused which could bring down the costs and help humanity set civilisation on alien planets, such as Mars. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Starship could be relaunched in 'six to eight' weeks, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

<p>Elon Musk's wealth recorded a significant drop in a tumultuous 24-hour period that saw Tesla's below-expectation quarterly results, the explosion of SpaceX Starship rocket, and Twitter taking away all legacy blue checkmarks.</p>

<p>All of these events have taken place in a&nbsp;24-hour period between April 19 and April 20.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pictures-when-elon-musks-spacex-starship-dream-exploded-in-thin-air-584614">In Pictures | When Elon Musk's Starship dream exploded into successful failure</a></strong></p>

<p>They have had the most immediate consequence on Musk's wealth. The billionaire business magnate's net worth has dropped by $12.6 billion in last 24-hours, his biggest decline this year according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Tesla records 24 per cent&nbsp;drop in net income</strong></p>

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<p>For Elon Musk, his stake in Tesla, including shares and options, makes up the biggest part of his $163.9 billion fortune. He is the Chief Executive Officer of both Tesla and SpaceX, as well as Twitter, the social media platform he acquired last year. Musk continues to be the world’s second-richest person behind French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault.</p>

<h2><strong>How Elon Musk is reacting to recent setbacks?</strong></h2>

<p>Referring to Tesla's underperformance, Musk said that "it’s difficult to say what the margin will be."</p>

<p>As for SpaceX Starship debacle, Musk congratulated employees and said he’s optimistic about the program’s progress. Many called it Musk's way of turning setbacks into 'successful failures.'&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Twitter, he kept the promise of removing legacy blue checkmarks, sending shockwaves beneath&nbsp;pillars of world's virtual 'town square'.</p>

<p>It’s "shaping up to be quite the day!" he tweeted, while referring to April 20 or 4/20, the unofficial pot holiday.</p>

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Elon Musk's wealth recorded a significant drop in a tumultuous 24-hour period that saw Tesla's below-expectation quarterly results, the explosion of SpaceX Starship rocket, and Twitter taking away all legacy blue checkmarks. All of these events have taken place in a 24-hour period between April 19 and April 20. ALSO READ | In Pictures | When Elon Musk's Starship dream exploded into successful failure They have had the most immediate consequence on Musk's wealth. The billionaire business magnate's net worth has dropped by $12.6 billion in last 24-hours, his biggest decline this year according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. ALSO WATCH | Tesla records 24 per cent drop in net income × For Elon Musk, his stake in Tesla, including shares and options, makes up the biggest part of his $163.9 billion fortune. He is the Chief Executive Officer of both Tesla and SpaceX, as well as Twitter, the social media platform he acquired last year. Musk continues to be the world’s second-richest person behind French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault. How Elon Musk is reacting to recent setbacks? Referring to Tesla's underperformance, Musk said that "it’s difficult to say what the margin will be." As for SpaceX Starship debacle, Musk congratulated employees and said he’s optimistic about the program’s progress. Many called it Musk's way of turning setbacks into 'successful failures.' On Twitter, he kept the promise of removing legacy blue checkmarks, sending shockwaves beneath pillars of world's virtual 'town square'. It’s "shaping up to be quite the day!" he tweeted, while referring to April 20 or 4/20, the unofficial pot holiday. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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In Pictures | When Elon Musk's Starship dream exploded into 'successful failure'

<p>Elon Musk was not very 'particulate' about the success of the mission, and a Texas city is bearing the fallout. Port Isabel, a Texas city, is bearing the fallout of the billionaire's Starship rocket launch. The SpaceX which took to the skies on Monday, before subsequently exploding, has reportedly coated the Texan city with sand dust. Not only this, as per a report by the Independent, the launch was staged in the middle of a "one-of-its-kind preserve for migratory sea birds."</p>

<p>The city is around eight kilometres or nearly five miles away from the launch site, but the distance really didn't matter in this case. Cars, homes and roads were all reportedly left covered in a&nbsp;layer of dust after the blast-off.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/watch-moment-when-spacexs-starship-rocket-exploded-after-liftoff-584670">WATCH | Moment when SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded after liftoff</a></strong></p>

<p>Pictures posted by residents on social media websites show Starship "particulates" covering their possessions.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Getting reports from multiple people now of “particulates” raining down in areas of Port Isabel after the nearby explosion of the SpaceX rocket stack Starship/Superheavy, 4 minutes after liftoff this morning from Boca Chica in the Rio Grande Valley. <a href="https://t.co/Vb9ritd7JE">pic.twitter.com/Vb9ritd7JE</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So rad! Or, rather, RUD. Still a huge win for SpaceX, can't wait for the next one. Btw, we got peed on by Starship about 10m after launch with a bunch of mud/dust. <a href="https://t.co/gW0PfM2RqO">pic.twitter.com/gW0PfM2RqO</a></p>
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<p>The city too has confirmed the reports. "Cameron County Emergency Management Division has confirmed that the dust that fell this morning in Port Isabel was sand and soil from near the Space X launch site that was lofted into the air by the force of lift-off," the city confirmed, as per Business Insider.</p>

<p>Speaking to the publication, a representative of the Derry Elementry School, Port Isabel said people's vehicles were covered with ash.</p>

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<p>"When the rocket launched, after it exploded, all the vehicles got a whole bunch of ash on them. Inside the school, we didn't get anything. It was just the outside."</p>

<p>As per Christopher Hooks, an Austin-based journalist, the launch impacted a preserve for migratory sea birds.</p>

<p>"SpaceX elected to build this launch site in the middle of a one-of-its-kind preserve for migratory sea birds, some of which travel thousands of miles to lay eggs there," he said on Twitter.</p>

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<p>The highly anticipated launch ended in failure after just minutes into its launch from the Gulf Coast Starbase facility in South Texas. As per reports, Starship reached a peak altitude of nearly 32 kilometres before the explosion. &nbsp;</p>

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Elon Musk was not very 'particulate' about the success of the mission, and a Texas city is bearing the fallout. Port Isabel, a Texas city, is bearing the fallout of the billionaire's Starship rocket launch.

Elon Musk was not very 'particulate' about the success of the mission, and a Texas city is bearing the fallout. Port Isabel, a Texas city, is bearing the fallout of the billionaire's Starship rocket launch. The SpaceX which took to the skies on Monday, before subsequently exploding, has reportedly coated the Texan city with sand dust. Not only this, as per a report by the Independent, the launch was staged in the middle of a "one-of-its-kind preserve for migratory sea birds." The city is around eight kilometres or nearly five miles away from the launch site, but the distance really didn't matter in this case. Cars, homes and roads were all reportedly left covered in a layer of dust after the blast-off. Also read | WATCH | Moment when SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded after liftoff Pictures posted by residents on social media websites show Starship "particulates" covering their possessions. Getting reports from multiple people now of “particulates” raining down in areas of Port Isabel after the nearby explosion of the SpaceX rocket stack Starship/Superheavy, 4 minutes after liftoff this morning from Boca Chica in the Rio Grande Valley. pic.twitter.com/Vb9ritd7JE — Pablo De La Rosa (@pblodlr) April 20, 2023 × So rad! Or, rather, RUD. Still a huge win for SpaceX, can't wait for the next one. Btw, we got peed on by Starship about 10m after launch with a bunch of mud/dust. pic.twitter.com/gW0PfM2RqO — Jared Fuller (@BarkEaterBear) April 20, 2023 × The dust cloud was something else during the #StarshipLaunch — Epic Genius - Online Classes and Essays Expert (@writerelly) April 20, 2023 × The Dust of death are over us — Doris Wagner (@DorisWagner1) April 21, 2023 × The city too has confirmed the reports. "Cameron County Emergency Management Division has confirmed that the dust that fell this morning in Port Isabel was sand and soil from near the Space X launch site that was lofted into the air by the force of lift-off," the city confirmed, as per Business Insider. Speaking to the publication, a representative of the Derry Elementry School, Port Isabel said people's vehicles were covered with ash. Also read | Elon Musk loses billions in net worth after Starship explosion, Tesla's underperformance "When the rocket launched, after it exploded, all the vehicles got a whole bunch of ash on them. Inside the school, we didn't get anything. It was just the outside." As per Christopher Hooks, an Austin-based journalist, the launch impacted a preserve for migratory sea birds. "SpaceX elected to build this launch site in the middle of a one-of-its-kind preserve for migratory sea birds, some of which travel thousands of miles to lay eggs there," he said on Twitter. SpaceX elected to build this launch site in the middle of a one-of-its-kind preserve for migratory sea birds, some of which travel thousands of miles to lay eggs there https://t.co/fA3u7gEehp — Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) April 20, 2023 × The highly anticipated launch ended in failure after just minutes into its launch from the Gulf Coast Starbase facility in South Texas. As per reports, Starship reached a peak altitude of nearly 32 kilometres before the explosion. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Musk leaves a mess...Texans try to deal with 'fallout' of failed SpaceX rocket Starship

All systems are green and all hands are on deck as the small town of Boca Chica, Texas, prepares to witness a historical launch. T minus 24 hours from now, Elon Musk's space-faring behemoth, the aptly named - Starship - is all set to take its first orbital flight test tomorrow.

World's most powerful rocket: 'Starship' super-heavy ready to lift off!

<p>Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon carry out its first test flight of 'Starship,' a rocket&nbsp;which, as per AFP, is touted as the company's most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to ferry humans to the Moon and beyond. The launch which is scheduled for Monday, as per a Reuters report, comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it a green flag. The long-awaited license allowing the space vehicle to be launched into orbit was granted on Friday. It&nbsp;clears the way for the test flight that is crucial to&nbsp;SpaceX's goals in space.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The launch is monumental. SpaceX's Starship is the space capsule the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected for its Artemis III mission.</p>

<p>"Success maybe, excitement guaranteed!," tweeted billionaire Elon Musk late on Friday.</p>

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<p>In a statement, FAA said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements."</p>

<p>The licence&nbsp;is valid for five years.&nbsp;As per regulatory notices filed on Friday, the liftoff of SpaceX's most powerful rocket 'ever' can happen anytime from 5:30 am to 2 pm Central time on Monday.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>AFP pins the liftoff time at 7 am (1200 GMT) from the private space company's sprawling Texas base. It also reports that in case the attempt is postponed, fallback times are scheduled for later this week.</p>

<p>Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. Slated for late 2025 at the earliest, the Artemis III mission will take humans to the lunar surface.</p>

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Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon carry out its first test flight of 'Starship,' a rocket which, as per AFP, is touted as the company's most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to ferry humans to the Moon and beyond.

Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon carry out its first test flight of 'Starship,' a rocket which, as per AFP, is touted as the company's most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to ferry humans to the Moon and beyond. The launch which is scheduled for Monday, as per a Reuters report, comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it a green flag. The long-awaited license allowing the space vehicle to be launched into orbit was granted on Friday. It clears the way for the test flight that is crucial to SpaceX's goals in space. The launch is monumental. SpaceX's Starship is the space capsule the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected for its Artemis III mission. "Success maybe, excitement guaranteed!," tweeted billionaire Elon Musk late on Friday. Success maybe, excitement guaranteed! https://t.co/LoDrBmHkQa — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2023 × Also read | Explained | Get the dope on JUICE, Europe’s mission to find aliens In a statement, FAA said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements." The licence is valid for five years. As per regulatory notices filed on Friday, the liftoff of SpaceX's most powerful rocket 'ever' can happen anytime from 5:30 am to 2 pm Central time on Monday. Also read | AI models like ChatGPT ‘drink’ an enormous volume of water, finds study AFP pins the liftoff time at 7 am (1200 GMT) from the private space company's sprawling Texas base. It also reports that in case the attempt is postponed, fallback times are scheduled for later this week. Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. Slated for late 2025 at the earliest, the Artemis III mission will take humans to the lunar surface. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Up, Up, and Away!: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to try and launch ‘Starship,’ its most powerful rocket ever on Monday

<p><meta charset="utf-8" />Elon Musk’s SpaceX carried out a successful static fire test of the engines of its Super Heavy rocket booster on February 9, thereby achieving a critical milestone of inching closer&nbsp;to its first orbital flight in the coming months, as reported by Reuters.&nbsp;The rockets are part of the company's Starship system designed to carry out space expeditions, including carrying humans to Mars and the Moon. Speaking about the success of the mission,&nbsp;Elon Musk stressed on the vision that his space vehicle will one day carry humans to Mars.</p>

<p>The test was conducted at SpaceX’s Starbase facility located in South Texas and witnessed 31 of the 33 engines being ignited. A drone footage of the test was tweeted by SpaceX, that shows the booster engines igniting for several seconds and kicking up a dust storm while being strapped to the ground. “Views from drone of Booster 7's static fire test,” the caption read.</p>

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<p>In reaction to the video, Elon Musk wrote, “One day, Starship will take us to Mars.”</p>

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<p><meta charset="utf-8" /><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/animal-rights-advocates-ask-us-government-to-probe-elon-musks-neuralink-560419">The Tesla CEO</a> has been working steadily on his ambitious project of creating a permanent human settlement on Mars. On being asked by the Twitterati on&nbsp;when he expects humans to land on Mars, Musk said, “I must admit to being congenitally optimistic (SpaceX &amp; Tesla wouldn't exist otherwise), but I think 5 years is possible and 10 years is highly likely.”</p>

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<p><meta charset="utf-8" />The Booster 7 Super Heavy rocket created by SpaceX is considered the most powerful ever built by the company consisting&nbsp; of 33 Raptor engines. The test, conducted in Texas, had the objective to fire up all engines but only 31 could be kicked off. One engine was turned off before the test, while another did not ignite.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;NASA-ISRO satellite 'NISAR' to map earth's surface</strong></p>

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<p>“Team turned off 1 engine just before start &amp; 1 stopped itself, so 31 engines fired overall. But still enough engines to reach orbit!” Elon Musk tweeted.</p>

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX carried out a successful static fire test of the engines of its Super Heavy rocket booster on February 9, thereby achieving a critical milestone of inching closer to its first orbital flight in the coming months, as reported by Reuters.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX carried out a successful static fire test of the engines of its Super Heavy rocket booster on February 9, thereby achieving a critical milestone of inching closer to its first orbital flight in the coming months, as reported by Reuters. The rockets are part of the company's Starship system designed to carry out space expeditions, including carrying humans to Mars and the Moon. Speaking about the success of the mission, Elon Musk stressed on the vision that his space vehicle will one day carry humans to Mars. The test was conducted at SpaceX’s Starbase facility located in South Texas and witnessed 31 of the 33 engines being ignited. A drone footage of the test was tweeted by SpaceX, that shows the booster engines igniting for several seconds and kicking up a dust storm while being strapped to the ground. “Views from drone of Booster 7's static fire test,” the caption read. Views from drone of Booster 7's static fire test pic.twitter.com/KN4sk1nohf — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 9, 2023 × In reaction to the video, Elon Musk wrote, “One day, Starship will take us to Mars.” One day, Starship will take us to Mars https://t.co/oMrnBIiBjY — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2023 × Also read | US investigating Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink. Here's why The Tesla CEO has been working steadily on his ambitious project of creating a permanent human settlement on Mars. On being asked by the Twitterati on when he expects humans to land on Mars, Musk said, “I must admit to being congenitally optimistic (SpaceX & Tesla wouldn't exist otherwise), but I think 5 years is possible and 10 years is highly likely.” Elon, when do imagine a human existence upon Mars? — Laura Catherine ✨✨🚀📚 (@CatherinScience) February 9, 2023 × Booster 7 Super heavy rocket The Booster 7 Super Heavy rocket created by SpaceX is considered the most powerful ever built by the company consisting of 33 Raptor engines. The test, conducted in Texas, had the objective to fire up all engines but only 31 could be kicked off. One engine was turned off before the test, while another did not ignite. Also watch | NASA-ISRO satellite 'NISAR' to map earth's surface “Team turned off 1 engine just before start & 1 stopped itself, so 31 engines fired overall. But still enough engines to reach orbit!” Elon Musk tweeted. Team turned off 1 engine just before start & 1 stopped itself, so 31 engines fired overall. But still enough engines to reach orbit! https://t.co/QYx3oVM4Gw — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2023 × According to Space.com, the Starship space vehicle has two components – a gigantic booster called Super Heavy and an upper stage named Starship. While the booster will use 33 of them, the upper stage will need six engine units. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

‘One day, Starship will take us to Mars’, says Elon Musk after latest SpaceX fire test

<p>Elon Musk has been planning to send humans to Mars for a very long time and although no concrete plan has ever been announced, the Tesla CEO keeps talking about the possibilities. The company is already creating Starships which theoretically will be capable to taking people and cargo to the moon and beyond and that is the technology that Musk believes will be the saving grace for humankind. Musk tweeted on Monday that his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars and likened them to the Biblical ‘Noah’s Ark’. Musk went on to say that the Starships will be "modern Noah's Arks", that can save "life from a calamity on Earth".</p>

<p>"Making life multiplanetary expands the scope &amp; scale of consciousness. It also enables us to backup the biosphere, protecting all life as we know it from a calamity on Earth," he tweeted.</p>

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<p>"Humanity is life's steward, as no other species can transport life to Mars. We can't let them down," he added.</p>

<p>A user asked him about his future plans regarding the topic to which Musk replied - "Build 1000+ Starships to transport life to Mars. Basically, (very) modern Noah's Arks."</p>

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<p>This has been a constant topic of interest for Musk who has also said that deep space exploration can actually result in reduced costs for human beings. The Starship has already been considered as an asset by NASA and a green signal from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can bring Musk even closer to fulfilling his dreams.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Musk has been in the headlines for his attempt at buying Twitter and he has also said that Tesla may have job cuts in the future as he has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy.</p>

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Elon Musk has been planning to send humans to Mars for a very long time and although no concrete plan has ever been announced, the Tesla CEO keeps talking about the possibilities.

Elon Musk has been planning to send humans to Mars for a very long time and although no concrete plan has ever been announced, the Tesla CEO keeps talking about the possibilities. The company is already creating Starships which theoretically will be capable to taking people and cargo to the moon and beyond and that is the technology that Musk believes will be the saving grace for humankind. Musk tweeted on Monday that his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars and likened them to the Biblical ‘Noah’s Ark’. Musk went on to say that the Starships will be "modern Noah's Arks", that can save "life from a calamity on Earth". "Making life multiplanetary expands the scope & scale of consciousness. It also enables us to backup the biosphere, protecting all life as we know it from a calamity on Earth," he tweeted. Also read | Watch: Netizens spot 'UFO' at Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Find out truth "Humanity is life's steward, as no other species can transport life to Mars. We can't let them down," he added. A user asked him about his future plans regarding the topic to which Musk replied - "Build 1000+ Starships to transport life to Mars. Basically, (very) modern Noah's Arks." Making life multiplanetary expands the scope & scale of consciousness. It also enables us to backup the biosphere, protecting all life as we know it from a calamity on Earth. Humanity is life’s steward, as no other species can transport life to Mars. We can’t let them down. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2022 × This has been a constant topic of interest for Musk who has also said that deep space exploration can actually result in reduced costs for human beings. The Starship has already been considered as an asset by NASA and a green signal from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can bring Musk even closer to fulfilling his dreams. Meanwhile, Musk has been in the headlines for his attempt at buying Twitter and he has also said that Tesla may have job cuts in the future as he has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

'Very modern Noah's Arks': How Elon Musk plans to transport life to Mars

SpaceX CEO billionaire Elon Musk shared a simulation video of SpaceX's Mars program. Musk is known to have desires for humans to travel to the red planet.

SpaceX's Elon Musk shares simulation video 'Starship to Mars' depicting his plans for the red planet

Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship will reach orbit this year. Musk is betting on this mega rocket to ferry humans to Mars. The announcement comes after 40 SpaceX satellites were tossed out of the orbit by a solar storm. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

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<p>Despite multiple technical hurdles, Elon Musk said that he was "highly confident" about his SpaceX Starship and it will reach Earth's orbit for the first time this year. It has been designed for trips to the moon and Mars.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk acknowledged the difficulties that SpaceX has faced in developing the "Raptor 2" engines. He also mentioned obstacles including the melting inside thruster chambers of the engines from intense heat.</p>

<p>"We're very close to solving that," he said as he is expecting to scale up production to seven or eight engines per week by next month. They aim at producing a new Starship and a booster every month by year's end.</p>

<p>"I feel at this point highly confident that we will get to orbit (with the Starship) this year," said Musk.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/i-felt-his-last-heartbeat-musk-talks-about-losing-his-son-in-emails-with-father-of-tesla-crash-victim-452201"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;'I felt his last heartbeat': Musk talks about losing his son in emails with father of Tesla crash victim</strong></a></p>

<p>Earlier in December, Musk said that SpaceX needs to come up with many next-generation Starship engines soon to keep growing its Starlink broadband constellation and eventually, stay in business.</p>

<p>Musk tweeted, "If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability/liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink (and) Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible." &nbsp;</p>

<p>The statement came in response to a leaked email, which was sent by the billionaire to employees over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In it, Musk asked for "all hands-on deck."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The email which was leaked talked about a "production crisis" within the company.&nbsp;</p>

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Despite multiple technical hurdles, Elon Musk said that he was "highly confident" about his SpaceX Starship and it will reach Earth's orbit for the first time this year.

Despite multiple technical hurdles, Elon Musk said that he was "highly confident" about his SpaceX Starship and it will reach Earth's orbit for the first time this year. It has been designed for trips to the moon and Mars. Musk acknowledged the difficulties that SpaceX has faced in developing the "Raptor 2" engines. He also mentioned obstacles including the melting inside thruster chambers of the engines from intense heat. "We're very close to solving that," he said as he is expecting to scale up production to seven or eight engines per week by next month. They aim at producing a new Starship and a booster every month by year's end. "I feel at this point highly confident that we will get to orbit (with the Starship) this year," said Musk. Also read | 'I felt his last heartbeat': Musk talks about losing his son in emails with father of Tesla crash victim Earlier in December, Musk said that SpaceX needs to come up with many next-generation Starship engines soon to keep growing its Starlink broadband constellation and eventually, stay in business. Musk tweeted, "If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability/liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink (and) Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible." The statement came in response to a leaked email, which was sent by the billionaire to employees over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. In it, Musk asked for "all hands-on deck." The email which was leaked talked about a "production crisis" within the company. (With inputs from agencies)

'Highly confident': Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship to reach Earth's orbit this year

<p>On an outdoor stage in South Texas between screens with polished computer animations and a real gigantic shiny rocket behind him, Elon Musk provided his latest update on his dreams to send people to settle Mars on Thursday evening.</p>

<p>But while Musk’s presentation was vivid in detailing his vision of humanity’s interplanetary future, he was more circumspect about the operational details of the massive SpaceX rocket Starship that is central to those and other goals. The spacecraft must overcome numerous technical and regulatory hurdles before it can fly to orbit or fulfill a contract worth billions of dollars to land NASA astronauts on the moon, let alone colonize the red planet.</p>

<p>But on the stage Thursday night, Musk said he thought that Starship would be capable of establishing a self-sufficient city on Mars, which he said would require taking a million tons of material there from Earth.</p>

<p>“This is the first point in the 4.5-billion-year history of Earth that it has been possible,” Musk said. “We need to seize the opportunity and do it as quickly as possible. I want to be frank: Civilization is feeling a little fragile these days.”</p>

<p>After an animated video of an imaginary Mars colony serviced by SpaceX vehicles, Musk shouted, “Let’s make it real!”</p>

<p>For several years, SpaceX has been working on Starship, which would be the most powerful rocket ever. It would also, unlike any previous rocket, be entirely reusable. That has the potential for greatly cutting the cost of sending payloads to orbit — less than $10 million to take 100 tons to space — and it may be possible within a few years, Musk said.</p>

<p>Over the past few years, SpaceX has made a series of test flights of the top part of the spacecraft that is to go to orbit and then return, showing how it might belly-flop in the atmosphere and then land. One of the flights, in May 2021, was a success while the others ended in explosions. To reach orbit requires the use of an even larger booster stage, known as Super Heavy, with dozens of engines. That has not yet been tested.</p>

<p>Musk has, however, routinely made schedule predictions that were far too optimistic. When he first talked of his Mars rocket in 2016 — then an even larger design — he said that the first test trip to Mars, without people aboard, would launch in 2022, and that the first people going to Mars would be leaving two years later.</p>

<p>When Musk gave an update in September 2019, he predicted that the first orbital flight would occur within six months.</p>

<p>But with 2022 already here, SpaceX has yet to try an orbital launch of Starship.</p>

<p>In Thursday’s talk, he expressed confidence that would occur this year, but he remained vague about details.</p>

<p>His talk, at the site that SpaceX calls Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, near Brownsville, mixed in a variety of bawdy remarks while largely rehashing the vision he had described in the past including his arguments for why humanity needed to expand beyond Earth, as a backup plan for the survival of humankind.</p>

<p>He also responded to critics who say space is a waste of time and money, noting how little of the federal budget is actually directed to spaceflight and exploration.</p>

<p>“I’m just suggesting we’d like maybe half a percent or something, like that would probably be OK,” Musk said, referring to budgeting for space.</p>

<p>He mixed in technical details about improvements the company has made on the next version of the engines used for Starship. “So the only remaining issue that we’re aware of is melting the chamber,” Musk said, describing the intense heat generated by the engine. “Just not melting the chamber is very difficult,” Musk continued. “It’s kind of the last remaining challenge. But I think we’re very close to solving that.”</p>

<p>He was hopeful that an environmental review by the Federal Aviation Administration would soon give SpaceX the go-ahead to try a launch to orbit from Boca Chica. “We have gotten sort of a rough indication that there may be an approval in March,” Musk said.</p>

<p>If that occurred, an orbital launch attempt could occur in “a couple of months” or potentially May, he said.</p>

<p>But he also conceded that if the FAA decided a more comprehensive environmental review was needed, SpaceX would shift the launches to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and that would cause a delay of six to eight months in order to modify the launching pad there for the massive Starship.</p>

<p>In addition to the eventual trips to Mars, Starship is to be used by NASA to ferry astronauts from orbit around the moon to the surface of the moon. The company won a $2.9 billion contract for the mission, outcompeting other bidders that included Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and defense contractor Dynetics. The moon landing is scheduled, on paper, for 2025, but it is expected to be delayed. In addition to work on Starship, the return of astronauts to the moon requires the Space Launch System, another large rocket under development by NASA that is also behind schedule.</p>

<p>For the moon mission, SpaceX would also have to be able to refill the propellant tanks of a Starship while in orbit around Earth. Musk said a series of Starship tankers would launch every few hours taking propellant for the moon-destined rocket.</p>

<p>Musk said he did not see a conflict between the NASA work and his bigger dreams.</p>

<p>“We’re going to make a lot of ships, a lot of boosters,” he said. “Adding legs to land on the moon, that can be done pretty quickly.”</p>

<p>And Musk remained confident that his giant rocket would work. Even though there would most likely be bumps in the road along the way, he said, “we’ll get it done.”</p>


On an outdoor stage in South Texas between screens with polished computer animations and a real gigantic shiny rocket behind him, Elon Musk provided his latest update on his dreams to send people to settle Mars on Thursday evening.

On an outdoor stage in South Texas between screens with polished computer animations and a real gigantic shiny rocket behind him, Elon Musk provided his latest update on his dreams to send people to settle Mars on Thursday evening. But while Musk’s presentation was vivid in detailing his vision of humanity’s interplanetary future, he was more circumspect about the operational details of the massive SpaceX rocket Starship that is central to those and other goals. The spacecraft must overcome numerous technical and regulatory hurdles before it can fly to orbit or fulfill a contract worth billions of dollars to land NASA astronauts on the moon, let alone colonize the red planet. But on the stage Thursday night, Musk said he thought that Starship would be capable of establishing a self-sufficient city on Mars, which he said would require taking a million tons of material there from Earth. “This is the first point in the 4.5-billion-year history of Earth that it has been possible,” Musk said. “We need to seize the opportunity and do it as quickly as possible. I want to be frank: Civilization is feeling a little fragile these days.” After an animated video of an imaginary Mars colony serviced by SpaceX vehicles, Musk shouted, “Let’s make it real!” For several years, SpaceX has been working on Starship, which would be the most powerful rocket ever. It would also, unlike any previous rocket, be entirely reusable. That has the potential for greatly cutting the cost of sending payloads to orbit — less than $10 million to take 100 tons to space — and it may be possible within a few years, Musk said. Over the past few years, SpaceX has made a series of test flights of the top part of the spacecraft that is to go to orbit and then return, showing how it might belly-flop in the atmosphere and then land. One of the flights, in May 2021, was a success while the others ended in explosions. To reach orbit requires the use of an even larger booster stage, known as Super Heavy, with dozens of engines. That has not yet been tested. Musk has, however, routinely made schedule predictions that were far too optimistic. When he first talked of his Mars rocket in 2016 — then an even larger design — he said that the first test trip to Mars, without people aboard, would launch in 2022, and that the first people going to Mars would be leaving two years later. When Musk gave an update in September 2019, he predicted that the first orbital flight would occur within six months. But with 2022 already here, SpaceX has yet to try an orbital launch of Starship. In Thursday’s talk, he expressed confidence that would occur this year, but he remained vague about details. His talk, at the site that SpaceX calls Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, near Brownsville, mixed in a variety of bawdy remarks while largely rehashing the vision he had described in the past including his arguments for why humanity needed to expand beyond Earth, as a backup plan for the survival of humankind. He also responded to critics who say space is a waste of time and money, noting how little of the federal budget is actually directed to spaceflight and exploration. “I’m just suggesting we’d like maybe half a percent or something, like that would probably be OK,” Musk said, referring to budgeting for space. He mixed in technical details about improvements the company has made on the next version of the engines used for Starship. “So the only remaining issue that we’re aware of is melting the chamber,” Musk said, describing the intense heat generated by the engine. “Just not melting the chamber is very difficult,” Musk continued. “It’s kind of the last remaining challenge. But I think we’re very close to solving that.” He was hopeful that an environmental review by the Federal Aviation Administration would soon give SpaceX the go-ahead to try a launch to orbit from Boca Chica. “We have gotten sort of a rough indication that there may be an approval in March,” Musk said. If that occurred, an orbital launch attempt could occur in “a couple of months” or potentially May, he said. But he also conceded that if the FAA decided a more comprehensive environmental review was needed, SpaceX would shift the launches to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and that would cause a delay of six to eight months in order to modify the launching pad there for the massive Starship. In addition to the eventual trips to Mars, Starship is to be used by NASA to ferry astronauts from orbit around the moon to the surface of the moon. The company won a $2.9 billion contract for the mission, outcompeting other bidders that included Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and defense contractor Dynetics. The moon landing is scheduled, on paper, for 2025, but it is expected to be delayed. In addition to work on Starship, the return of astronauts to the moon requires the Space Launch System, another large rocket under development by NASA that is also behind schedule. For the moon mission, SpaceX would also have to be able to refill the propellant tanks of a Starship while in orbit around Earth. Musk said a series of Starship tankers would launch every few hours taking propellant for the moon-destined rocket. Musk said he did not see a conflict between the NASA work and his bigger dreams. “We’re going to make a lot of ships, a lot of boosters,” he said. “Adding legs to land on the moon, that can be done pretty quickly.” And Musk remained confident that his giant rocket would work. Even though there would most likely be bumps in the road along the way, he said, “we’ll get it done.”

What Elon Musk did and didn’t reveal about SpaceX’s Starship rocket

<p>Running a big business in a competitive environment may get tricky sometimes as there is always a fear of losing revenue, customers or going bankrupt. The same seems to be happening with billionaire Elon Musk. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Twitter, Musk said that SpaceX needs to come up with many next-generation Starship engines soon to keep growing its Starlink broadband constellation and eventually, stay in business.</p>

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<p>Musk tweeted, "If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability / liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink (and) Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The statement seems to have been given in response to a leaked email, which was sent by the billionaire to employees over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. In it, Musk asked for "all hands-on deck." &nbsp;</p>

<p>The email talked about a "production crisis" within the company. SpaceX looks to fly a Starship prototype to space in 2022. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>"The consequences for SpaceX if we cannot get enough reliable Raptors made is that we then can't fly Starship, which means we then can't fly Starlink Satellite V2. Satellite V1, by itself, is financially weak, while V2 is strong," reads the email, which was first obtained by SpaceExplored. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk warned in the email that SpaceX could face "genuine risk of bankruptcy if we cannot achieve a Starship flight rate of at least once every two weeks next year." &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


Running a big business in a competitive environment may get tricky sometimes as there is always a fear of losing revenue, customers or going bankrupt. The same seems to be happening with billionaire Elon Musk.

Running a big business in a competitive environment may get tricky sometimes as there is always a fear of losing revenue, customers or going bankrupt. The same seems to be happening with billionaire Elon Musk. On Twitter, Musk said that SpaceX needs to come up with many next-generation Starship engines soon to keep growing its Starlink broadband constellation and eventually, stay in business. Also Read: Over one third of world never used internet, says UN body Musk tweeted, "If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability / liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink (and) Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible." If a severe global recession were to dry up capital availability / liquidity while SpaceX was losing billions on Starlink & Starship, then bankruptcy, while still unlikely, is not impossible. GM & Chrysler went BK last recession. “Only the paranoid survive.” – Grove — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2021 × The statement seems to have been given in response to a leaked email, which was sent by the billionaire to employees over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. In it, Musk asked for "all hands-on deck." The email talked about a "production crisis" within the company. SpaceX looks to fly a Starship prototype to space in 2022. Also Read: Twitter tightens rules, bans sharing people's photos without consent "The consequences for SpaceX if we cannot get enough reliable Raptors made is that we then can't fly Starship, which means we then can't fly Starlink Satellite V2. Satellite V1, by itself, is financially weak, while V2 is strong," reads the email, which was first obtained by SpaceExplored. Musk warned in the email that SpaceX could face "genuine risk of bankruptcy if we cannot achieve a Starship flight rate of at least once every two weeks next year." (With inputs from agencies)

Elon Musk fears SpaceX may go bankrupt, needs to produce more Starship engines

<p>In a major setback to NASA, its plan to send humans to the moon could be delayed by several years according to a new report.</p>

<p>The prediction has been made by the auditors of the US space agency's Artemis programme.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It highlights how NASA's most ambitious and costly activity is facing hurdles such as schedule, procurement, technical, and funding risks.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The report states ''Given the time needed to develop and fully test the HLS and new spacesuits, we project NASA will exceed its current timetable for landing humans on the Moon in late 2024 by several years.''</p>

<p>It will cost as much as $93 billion by the fiscal year 2025, according to the report's estimates, with a cost per launch of $4.1 billion for the first four missions.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that the Starship developed by his company and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon would attempt its first orbital flight early next year.</p>

<p>It is significant because NASA is betting on Starship to become the lander used as part of its Artemis program to take humans back to the Moon, in 2025 at the earliest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It comes after NASA chief Bill Nelson said ''We lost nearly seven months in litigation and that likely has pushed the first human landing likely to no earlier than 2025.''</p>

<p>NASA announced in May that it plans to land Americans back on the moon by 2024 with the Artemis initiative, named after Apollo's twin sister who was goddess of the hunt and the moon.</p>

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<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


In a major setback to NASA, its plan to send humans to the moon could be delayed by several years according to a new report. The prediction has been made by the auditors of the US space agency's Artemis programme.

In a major setback to NASA, its plan to send humans to the moon could be delayed by several years according to a new report. The prediction has been made by the auditors of the US space agency's Artemis programme. It highlights how NASA's most ambitious and costly activity is facing hurdles such as schedule, procurement, technical, and funding risks. Also read | NASA's Mars rover probing undisturbed ancient time capsule on Red planet The report states ''Given the time needed to develop and fully test the HLS and new spacesuits, we project NASA will exceed its current timetable for landing humans on the Moon in late 2024 by several years.'' It will cost as much as $93 billion by the fiscal year 2025, according to the report's estimates, with a cost per launch of $4.1 billion for the first four missions. Also read | Astronomers offer hint on how Sun's death might unfold Meanwhile, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that the Starship developed by his company and selected by NASA for the Americans' return to the Moon would attempt its first orbital flight early next year. It is significant because NASA is betting on Starship to become the lander used as part of its Artemis program to take humans back to the Moon, in 2025 at the earliest. It comes after NASA chief Bill Nelson said ''We lost nearly seven months in litigation and that likely has pushed the first human landing likely to no earlier than 2025.'' NASA announced in May that it plans to land Americans back on the moon by 2024 with the Artemis initiative, named after Apollo's twin sister who was goddess of the hunt and the moon. (With inputs from agencies)

Auditors say NASA's Artemis programme likely to be delayed by several years

<p>SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts.</p>

<p>The test flight represents a major win for the hard-charging company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions to Mars.</p>

<p>"Starship landing nominal!" tweeted founder Elon Musk triumphantly, after the last four tries ended in big explosions.</p>

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<p>"Nominal" means normal in the context of spaceflight.</p>

<p>The execution wasn't quite perfect, with a small fire engulfing the base of the 50 meter- (160 feet-) high rocket, dubbed SN15, shortly after landing.</p>

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<p>SpaceX webcaster John Insprucker explained this was "not unusual with the methane fuel we're using," adding engineers were still working out design issues.</p>

<p>The flames were quickly put out with water cannons, footage showed.</p>

<p>Earlier, the rocket took off at around 5:25 pm local time (2225 GMT) from the Starbase in Boca Chica in southern Texas, reached an altitude of 10 kilometers (6 miles) and performed a series of maneuvers, including a horizontal descent called a "belly flop."</p>

<p>SpaceX was facing added pressure to succeed with Wednesday's flight after NASA last month announced a version of Starship will be used as a lunar lander when the space agency returns humans to the Moon.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But the $2.9 billion contract is currently suspended after two rival companies, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Dynetics, lodged a protest.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, if the award is eventually confirmed, it will transform Starship from Musk's pet project to a major tax payer-funded venture, with all the scrutiny that entails.</p>

<p>The first two flight tests of Starship, SN8 and SN9, both crash landed and exploded when they launched in December and February, respectively.</p>

<p>The next, SN10, successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later on March 3.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The video feed cut out during the test flight of the fourth, SN11, with Musk later confirming it too had exploded, this time in mid-flight.</p>

<p>Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system to explore deep into our solar system.</p>

<p>This final version will stand 394 feet (120 meters) tall and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.</p>

<p>Musk wants to use this to help realize his goal of transforming humanity into a multiplanetary species with a colony on Mars.</p>

<p>The planned lunar version of Starship would however serve a more modest goal -- docking with a future lunar orbital station, collecting astronauts, then setting them down on the Moon.</p>

<p>To get the astronauts to the lunar station in the first place, NASA has a more traditional plan in mind: using its own giant SLS rocket with a crew capsule called Orion affixed on top.</p>

<p>But the SLS rocket has suffered severe delays and cost overruns, and observers have mused if Starship succeeds, it could one day make SLS obsolete.</p>


SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts.

SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts. The test flight represents a major win for the hard-charging company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions to Mars. "Starship landing nominal!" tweeted founder Elon Musk triumphantly, after the last four tries ended in big explosions. Starship landing nominal! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2021 × "Nominal" means normal in the context of spaceflight. The execution wasn't quite perfect, with a small fire engulfing the base of the 50 meter- (160 feet-) high rocket, dubbed SN15, shortly after landing. Also read | International Space Station astronauts splashdown off Florida on SpaceX craft SpaceX webcaster John Insprucker explained this was "not unusual with the methane fuel we're using," adding engineers were still working out design issues. The flames were quickly put out with water cannons, footage showed. Earlier, the rocket took off at around 5:25 pm local time (2225 GMT) from the Starbase in Boca Chica in southern Texas, reached an altitude of 10 kilometers (6 miles) and performed a series of maneuvers, including a horizontal descent called a "belly flop." SpaceX was facing added pressure to succeed with Wednesday's flight after NASA last month announced a version of Starship will be used as a lunar lander when the space agency returns humans to the Moon. But the $2.9 billion contract is currently suspended after two rival companies, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Dynetics, lodged a protest. Nevertheless, if the award is eventually confirmed, it will transform Starship from Musk's pet project to a major tax payer-funded venture, with all the scrutiny that entails. The first two flight tests of Starship, SN8 and SN9, both crash landed and exploded when they launched in December and February, respectively. The next, SN10, successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later on March 3. The video feed cut out during the test flight of the fourth, SN11, with Musk later confirming it too had exploded, this time in mid-flight. Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system to explore deep into our solar system. This final version will stand 394 feet (120 meters) tall and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed. Musk wants to use this to help realize his goal of transforming humanity into a multiplanetary species with a colony on Mars. The planned lunar version of Starship would however serve a more modest goal -- docking with a future lunar orbital station, collecting astronauts, then setting them down on the Moon. To get the astronauts to the lunar station in the first place, NASA has a more traditional plan in mind: using its own giant SLS rocket with a crew capsule called Orion affixed on top. But the SLS rocket has suffered severe delays and cost overruns, and observers have mused if Starship succeeds, it could one day make SLS obsolete.

Touchdown! SpaceX successfully lands Starship rocket

<p>Elon Musk's SpaceX has found itself in the news again, but this time it is not for gathering praise for its yet another launch.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A local media house, The Verge, has alleged SpaceX of violating the terms of Federal Aviation Administration test license during the test launch of a rocket.</p>

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<p>Citing sources, the media house claimed that during SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, the space company violated the terms of the launch license.</p>

<p>SpaceX's Starship rocket had ended up exploding while attempting to land after a successful test launch.</p>

<p>The Starship rocket in question was a 16-storey-tall prototype of the heavy-lift launch vehicle which is being developed by Musk's company with the aim to carry human beings and almost 100 tons of cargo to the moon and Mars in the future.</p>

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<p>It was a self-guided rocket and had blown up on the touch down on a landing pad after a controlled descent. The rocket was expected to reach an altitude of 41,000 feet using the newly developed Raptor engines of SpaceX.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, Elon Musk-owned company has not clarified whether or not the rocket was able to reach that altitude.</p>

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<p>An investigation has been launched focusing on the explosive landing and SpaceX's refusal to follow the FAA terms.<br />
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"We will approve the modification only after we are satisfied that SpaceX has taken the necessary steps to comply with regulatory requirements," the FAA said in a statement.</p>


Elon Musk's SpaceX has found itself in the news again, but this time it is not for gathering praise for its yet another launch. A local media house, The Verge, has alleged SpaceX of violating the terms of Federal Aviation Administration test license during the test launch of a rocket.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has found itself in the news again, but this time it is not for gathering praise for its yet another launch. A local media house, The Verge, has alleged SpaceX of violating the terms of Federal Aviation Administration test license during the test launch of a rocket. Also read| Elon Musk fails to throw out defamation suit by Indian-American student Citing sources, the media house claimed that during SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, the space company violated the terms of the launch license. SpaceX's Starship rocket had ended up exploding while attempting to land after a successful test launch. The Starship rocket in question was a 16-storey-tall prototype of the heavy-lift launch vehicle which is being developed by Musk's company with the aim to carry human beings and almost 100 tons of cargo to the moon and Mars in the future. Also read| GameStop prompts surge in hyper-rally after Elon Musk's tweet It was a self-guided rocket and had blown up on the touch down on a landing pad after a controlled descent. The rocket was expected to reach an altitude of 41,000 feet using the newly developed Raptor engines of SpaceX. However, Elon Musk-owned company has not clarified whether or not the rocket was able to reach that altitude. Also read| Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are fighting against each other over space real estate An investigation has been launched focusing on the explosive landing and SpaceX's refusal to follow the FAA terms. "We will approve the modification only after we are satisfied that SpaceX has taken the necessary steps to comply with regulatory requirements," the FAA said in a statement.

Elon Musk's SpaceX violated launch license in Starship rocket: Reports

The actor playing Hikaru Sulu in the upcoming sci-fi film <em>Star Trek Beyond </em>has revealed that the fan favourite character is openly gay and married in the new film, an Australian media outlet reported on Thursday.<br />
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Actor John Cho, who plays the role of Sulu first made famous by George Takei in the 1966 <em>Star Trek</em> television series, told Australia&#39;s <em>Herald Sun</em> that Sulu, the helmsman of the starship USS Enterprise, is married to a man and is a father to a daughter with his partner.<br />
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The decision to make a long-time franchise staple character gay comes as Hollywood faces growing pressure to include more diversity in its blockbuster films. There is yet to be an openly gay superhero or action star leading a film franchise.<br />
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Cho said scriptwriter Simon Pegg and director Justin Lin made the decision to make Sulu gay to pay homage to the 79-year-old Takei, who is openly gay and married in real life.<br />
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&quot;I liked the approach, which was not to make a big thing out it, which is where I hope we are going as a species, to not politicise one&#39;s personal orientations,&quot; Cho told the outlet.<br />
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Some fans of Marvel films sparked the online hashtag &quot;Give Captain America A Boyfriend&quot; in May, pushing for a same sex relationship between the hero and Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.<br />
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Other fans for Disney&#39;s animated film <em>Frozen</em> also started an online movement for &quot;Give Elsa A Girlfriend,&quot; asking Disney to make the princess character a lesbian in the upcoming sequel, gaining support from actress Idina Menzel, who voices Elsa.<br />
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Cho was joined by other cast members of <em>Star Trek Beyond </em>in Australia this week as they kick off promotions for the upcoming film, released in theaters on July 22.<br />
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The film has been cast under a dark shadow after one of its young stars, Anton Yelchin, was tragically killed after he was crushed by his car in Los Angeles last month.<br />
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(Reuters)

The decision pays homage to George Takei, known for playing Sulu in the classic TV series, who is openly gay and married in real life

The actor playing Hikaru Sulu in the upcoming sci-fi film Star Trek Beyond has revealed that the fan favourite character is openly gay and married in the new film, an Australian media outlet reported on Thursday. Actor John Cho, who plays the role of Sulu first made famous by George Takei in the 1966 Star Trek television series, told Australia's Herald Sun that Sulu, the helmsman of the starship USS Enterprise, is married to a man and is a father to a daughter with his partner. The decision to make a long-time franchise staple character gay comes as Hollywood faces growing pressure to include more diversity in its blockbuster films. There is yet to be an openly gay superhero or action star leading a film franchise. Cho said scriptwriter Simon Pegg and director Justin Lin made the decision to make Sulu gay to pay homage to the 79-year-old Takei, who is openly gay and married in real life. "I liked the approach, which was not to make a big thing out it, which is where I hope we are going as a species, to not politicise one's personal orientations," Cho told the outlet. Some fans of Marvel films sparked the online hashtag "Give Captain America A Boyfriend" in May, pushing for a same sex relationship between the hero and Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier. Other fans for Disney's animated film Frozen also started an online movement for "Give Elsa A Girlfriend," asking Disney to make the princess character a lesbian in the upcoming sequel, gaining support from actress Idina Menzel, who voices Elsa. Cho was joined by other cast members of Star Trek Beyond in Australia this week as they kick off promotions for the upcoming film, released in theaters on July 22. The film has been cast under a dark shadow after one of its young stars, Anton Yelchin, was tragically killed after he was crushed by his car in Los Angeles last month. (Reuters)

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