The new mission test by SpaceX ended up in flames... yet again!

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Up In Flames - Update

Starship after blastoff
Cited from Space

On 27 May 2025, SpaceX's new Starship rocket's ninth test flight occurred uneventfully. The projectile successfully reached space in the first nine minutes. It seemed this rocket would finally meetits objectives, after the stark failures of the seventh and eighth test flights. Third time's a charm, people thought.

Unfortunately, luck wasn't present on Elon Musk's side, as during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, the rocket began to spin wildy. It broke apart and landed in the Gulf of Mexico, far from its target landing site.

This failure was a major setback for the ambitious Starship programme, particularly because it occurred three times in a row and involved the first reused Super Heavy Booster.

The Starship programme was an advanced one, as it envisioned reusable rockets that could be used at a greater frequency for lavish connectivity to space. These would therefore be cheaper and could be mass-produced. The Starship rockets symbolise Elon Musk's aim for interplanetary human colonisation in the twenty-first century itself.

However, they do not seem to be accounting for the multiple losses. The major cause of the Starship Flight Test 9 collapse was attributed to a propellent leak in the Super Heavy Booster during its return into the atmosphere. This resulted in improper thrust and it spilt over into the rocket whirling violently. The test flight body was not constructed with heat-resistant materials, causing it to break mid-air, and crash into the sea below.

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For thirsty stargazers and wonderers of the sky, space exploration would be one dreamy matter they hope to engrave themselves in at some point, especially in a modern scenario like ours where technology is progressing at an exponential rate.

In the nearby future, individual or joint research by emerging nations would propel humans in the right direction. These decades have seen many people of high ambition, starting at the base of curiosity in space. This century will see a rise in the Elon Musks, as they will eye the dark depths of vastness, ripe for settlementation.

  

Comment for suggestions, and share this post if you enjoyed it! You may look up James Webb Space Telescope or Spacecraft: Exploring our planets for fantastic human achievements in this infant sector

Thank you for reading!

Aditya VN Kadiyala