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Wednesday, December 10 at 2:45 pm Pacific Time (5:45 am PST in Thailand) SpaceX has launched a prototype SN8 spacecraft that has successfully completed its first test flight of 41,000 feet or 12.5 km . But upon landing, it hit the landing pad.
When the SN8 flew for about four minutes at a certain altitude, the Raptor engine shut down completely and the spacecraft fell free of gravity to return to Earth. At close range, the three Raptor engines and surrounding rocket boosters brought the ship upright and burned its propulsion fuel to land slowly.
But it seems that the landing speed is too slow than the speed at which the vehicle lands by gravity or thrust. The spacecraft landed, crashing into the landing pad, causing it to burst into flames.
Musk said he had a successful takeoff, was able to switch to fuel from the header tanks on the Nosecone as it landed, and was able to precisely turn the craft back to its landing site. He also commented that the fuel in the header tanks has low pressure during combustion. Making the landing speed high and intense But the team got all the information they needed. So kudos to the SpaceX team as well.
Even if the landing is closed, the mission cannot be completed successfully. But overall, great progress has been made and we believe SpaceX will be able to fully utilize SN9 to improve pressure during landing and test high-altitude flights. Also, the opportunity to send humans to the Moon and Mars is imminent.
Source: cnet
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