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The starship “SN8” has moved to a horizontal position to descend after finishing the ascent. From SpaceX Live Distribution Archive (Credit: SpaceX)
Japan timeDecember 10, 2020, Space X is a great spaceship in development“Starship”Testing machine「SN8」(SN means serial number)High altitude unmanned flight test up to first altitude of 12.5 kmIt was carried out.Successful takeoff and ascent and descent of the skyThough i didThe aircraft crashes to the ground when landingAnd lost.
This is an archived video of live distribution by Space X posted on YouTube.3 “Raptor” enginesThe SN8 that started the SN8 began to ascend slowly, reaching an altitude well above the altitude of 150 m reached in the previous test flights described below. 4 minutes and 40 seconds after launch, SN8 stopped the engineHorizontal posture for descentMoved to, and a total of 4 sheets were provided on the front and rearflapInitiate descent towards landing point, engine was restarted 6 minutes and 31 seconds after launch.Vertical posture to landI came back but I couldn’t stopHit the groundHave done.
Spaceship landing flip maneuver pic.twitter.com/QuD9HwZ9CX
– SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 10, 2020
On the other hand, this is published on the official Twitter account of Space X,Video of the descent of the SN8 taken from the groundit is. It is captured that the SN8 that descended horizontally turns on the two motors again and changes the posture to the vertical position.
Space X is a scaled-down version of the Starship test machine in August 2019“Star Hopper”byFlight test at an altitude of 150 mHe was successful, and in October of the same year, a large-scale prototype「Mk1」to post. A high altitude flight test was scheduled in 2019 with the goal of an altitude of 20 km, but after the transition to a full-scale test machine,Damage / loss of aircraft in ground testIt was one after another.
In August after entering 2020「SN5」,In September「SN6」byFlight test at an altitude of 150 mIt was successful, but these planesOmits 4 flaps that control nose and descentIt looked like a tank or a silo. Also, the SN5 and SN6 have 6 motors (3 for the atmosphere and 3 for the outside of the atmosphere) installed in the real machine.Just one for the environmentHas been tested.
Starship “SN6” (Credit: SpaceX) that conducted a test flight in September 2020
The SN8 that flew this timeThe original appearance of a starship with a total length of 50 m.It is built in Japan and is equipped with the three engines for the atmosphere.Control of descent posture and flight path using flapsI was really doneThis is the first time for SN8Be. CEO Earon Musk tweeted that although he lost the plane because it landed too fast, he was able to scale and guide it to the landing site with flaps.
Successful climb, switch to header tanks and precise flap control to the landing point! https://t.co/IIraiESg5M
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2020
Starship is100 crew-type people for passenger transport,The cargo type for freight transport has a payload of 100 tons.It has the ability to launch (artificial satellites, cargo, etc.) into low Earth orbit and by refueling the in-orbit thruster.Can fly to the moon and marsIt’s been with Space X is mass-produced starship test machines, following the SN8 according to NasaSpaceFlight.com.「SN9」You have now completed the assembly of the aircraft.
Former President of ZOZOYusaku maezawaBoarded a starship with various artists.Scheduled to fly around the moon in 2023It was also announced last year. Also, Mr. Musk is dependent on Starship.We would like to launch an unmanned flight to Mars in 2022 and a manned flight in 2024-2026.We have set a goal.
Related: Space X Conducts Unmanned Flight Test With Starship Tester After August
Image Credit: SpaceX
Source: SpaceX / NasaSpaceFlight.com
Judgment / Takehiro Matsumura
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