{"id":5814,"date":"2021-03-04T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2021-03-04T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:35:13","slug":"rip-sn10-spacex-rocket-goes-up-in-flames-after-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/04\/rip-sn10-spacex-rocket-goes-up-in-flames-after-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018RIP SN10\u2019: SpaceX rocket goes up in flames after landing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk\u2019s Starship rocket \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a high-altitude test blast-off on Wednesday from Boca Chica, Texas, then flew itself back to Earth to achieve the first upright landing for a Starship model.<\/p>\n

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But the triumph was short-lived. Listing slightly to one side as an automated fire-suppression system trained a stream of water on flames still burning at the base of the rocket, the spacecraft blew itself to pieces about eight minutes after touchdown.<\/p>\n

It was the third such landing attempt to end in a fireball after an otherwise successful test flight for the Starship, being developed by SpaceX to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars.<\/p>\n

For Musk, the billionaire SpaceX founder who also heads the electric carmaker Tesla Inc, the outcome was mixed news.<\/p>\n

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#SN10<\/a> reflew a lot quicker than any of us expected \ud83e\udd2f that was insane!!!! So…. congrats and also RIP \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude02 bye bye SN10, congrats on making history!!!! @spacex<\/a> @elonmusk<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FkDTa9ISRi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n