Today we will reveal the most epic explosions that has occurred to spacex rockets, and how
it happened.
Stick around to witness the most disastrous blast in the history of rocket launch.
Spacecraft development is a high-risk, and at times, explosive field of endeavor.
The Starship prototype developed by SpaceX is an example of this.
The fully reusable launch system that will be used for future moon and Mars missions
has a history of explosions, ruptures, and failed landings.
Many of these failures occurred as a result of the fact that Starship is a new system
that is trying to do something unusual.
The never-give-up spirit is always charging in Elon’s soul, haven failed over eight
times, blowing up SpaceX rockets here and there, without pity; he never thought to himself
that this thing would not work or just gave up.
When Elon was starting out; he may not have gotten private investors who were interesting
in buying SpaceX shares, but he has to cough out millions of dollars to build one starship.
Elon has blown up more than seven starships since he founded SpaceX in 2002.
Now think about this yourself.
If you had the hefty amount of money Elon used to invest in his company, perhaps you’ll
rush to buy your dream house or that car you always admire either online or at the car
link.
But Elon has blown up starships worth millions, just in the name of colonizing mars and landing
tourists on the moon as his aim.
It is preferable to comprehend this simple fact about SpaceX; SpaceX spent $2 million
dollars to build one metric ton of the Starship, and the second stage starship is about 120
tons when empty, costing about $240 million to build.
Coming to the first stage, the super heavy, it doubles the orbiter's weight and costs
about $510 million to build one.
This estimate costs SpaceX approximately $750 million to build a single starship capable
of flying into space.
Since its inception, SpaceX has blown up more than seven starships, amounting to millions
of dollars in lost revenue.
Nevertheless, Elon Musk has not given up on his ambition to send humans to Mars even though
he has burned these rockets and spent a lot of money in the process.
Instead, he continued to build the Starship, hoping that his dreams would come true.
And, surprisingly, Elon's dream is gradually becoming a reality, isn't it?
Elon not only spent a lot of money on the Starship, but the raptor engine drains a lot
of money from the company's account almost every day.
But just for a second, we'd like to be curious.
Currently, tourists are not traveling to space in this manner; who or which company sponsors
SpaceX to fund manufacturing processes?
Let's talk about that another time, but for now, here are all of the epic explosions that
have occurred since SpaceX's was founded.
The first is;
STARSHIP SN1 TANK RUPTURES IN SPACEX PRESSURE TEST
SpaceX's SN1 prototype ripped apart during a pressure test at its launchpad in Boca Chica,
Texas, on February 28, 2020.
At the time, the prototype was undergoing a liquid nitrogen pressure test.
As a result, the prototype's midsection collapsed, causing it to fly upward before collapsing
on the ground.
Elon Musk, the company's founder, claimed to be taking the incident in stride and planning
to improve SN2 in a series of tweets released immediately after the explosion.
And secondly;
IN A SPACEX TEST, THE STARSHIP SN3 BREAKS UP.
Another cryogenic pressure test for the Starship SN3 prototype did not go as planned (the SN2
test piece was fine).
As a result, the prototype tank of the Starship SN3 collapsed on April 2, 2020.
SN3 was testing its ability to withstand the tremendous pressure of very cold fuel brought
in ahead of launch.
Musk stated that SN3 passed an ambient temperature test the night before in a tweet.
"We'll see what data review says in the morning, but this could have been a test configuration
error," Musk said in a follow-up tweet, adding, "Some valves leaked at cryo temp."
"I'm fixing it and will retest it soon."
Musk said.
Third;
AFTER A SPACEX ENGINE TEST, THE STARSHIP SN4 EXPLODES.
SpaceX's next prototype, Starship SN4, blew up in a violent explosion on May 29, 2020.
The catastrophic failure happened just a minute after a short test of its Raptor rocket engine,
though it was unclear what triggered the explosion.
Nevertheless, as with previous explosions, Musk insisted that the company is learning
from each test and progressing.
The Starship SN4 prototype, on the other hand, was by far the most tested and longest-lived
Starship prototype at the time.
SN4 passed five static-fire engine tests before exploding.
Fourth;
SpaceX PURPOSELY BLEW UP POPS STARSHIP SN7 TANK
Following the explosion of the Starship SN4, SpaceX built the SN5 and SN6 prototypes before
moving on to the SN7, which it purposefully failed.
The Starship SN7 prototype tank exploded during a pressure test on June 23, 2020, but this
was a deliberate failure.
SN7 had just finished another pressure test a week before, which had resulted in a leak;
the second test, given the expected explosion, was significantly more flashy.
SN8 STARSHIP CRASHES IN A FIREBALL LANDING
The SN8 prototype took a stunning flight on December 9, 2020, achieving numerous milestones
before failing to land and exploding in ablaze.
Instead, the prototype rocketed to a height of around 7.8 miles, using its three Raptor
engines (12.5 kilometers).
When the rocket reached its maximum altitude, it shut its engines and "belly-flopped" down
to the launch pad.
However, the rocket landed too quickly due to lower-than-expected fuel tank header pressure
after firing one more engine before impact to achieve an upright landing.
Musk was delighted with the way things were going.
"Great job, SN8!"
Musk made the announcement on Twitter on December 9.
"Controlling all the way to putting the crater in the right spot was epic, even if reaching
apogee would've been great."
THE STARSHIP SN9 FLIES HIGH AND LANDS HARD.
On February 2, 2021, SpaceX's Starship SN9 surpassed SN8 in altitude before collapsing
in its own spectacular explosion.
It flew to a height of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), and then performed a complex
horizontal flip to simulate re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
However, after 6.5 minutes of flight time, it collided with the landing site too forcefully,
resulting in a disastrous crash.
"Again, we've just had to work on that landing a little bit," said lead integration engineer
John Insprucker during SpaceX's launch webcast.
"We obtained a lot of excellent data, and the primary goal — demonstrating vehicle
control during subsonic re-entry — appeared to be quite good, and we'll take a lot from
that," he added.
THE STARSHIP SN10 LANDS THEN EXPLODES
On March 7th, 2021, the prototype Starship SN10 ascended to its target height of 6.2
miles practiced the horizontal re-entry flip, and landed safely, outperforming its predecessor
SN9.
Unfortunately, some flames were seen near the base of SN10 shortly after landing, and
the vehicle detonated on the launch pad.
Musk then claimed that the spaceship landed too quickly due to insufficient thrust caused
by a fuel header tank problem.
During the hard landing, the legs of the landing system and a portion of the engine skirt were
crushed.
The explosion's damage occurred a few minutes later.
DURING LANDING, THE STARSHIP SN11 CRASHES
SpaceX's Starship SN11 launched in dense fog on March 30, 2021, to suffer the same fate
as its predecessor, the SN10.
The SN11 explosion, like the SN10 explosion, reached a height of 6.2 miles (10 km) before
returning to Earth for a landing attempt.
The aircraft's onboard cameras went dark six minutes into the flight.
It appears to have exploded over the landing pad before resuming its journey to Earth.
"Looks like we've got another thrilling test of Starship Number 11," SpaceX launch commentator
John Insprucker said during the broadcast.
"Starship 11 will not return; no landing is planned."
Elon Musk later tweeted that engine 2 of the three Raptor engines on Starship SN11 had
problems during ascent that worsened when it was restarted for the landing burn.
"A remarkable thing happened shortly after the landing burn began.
"We should know what it was after we analyze the parts later today," Musk said on Twitter
at the time.
THE STARSHIP SN15 MADE IT THROUGH THE LAUNCH AND LANDING
After the Starship SN11 explosion, SpaceX took a break from launches to undergo extensive
revisions.
Then there was an epiphany.
SpaceX achieved Starship success on May 5, 2021, when their Starship SN15 prototype launched
and landed safely without exploding.
The test flight, which occurred on the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard's launch as the
first American in space, demonstrated all of the lessons SpaceX has learned in developing
Starship thus far.
SpaceX has since developed additional Starship prototypes and its rocket, the Super Heavy,
in preparation for an orbital mission.
In August 2021, SpaceX launched its Starship SN20 atop a Super Heavy for the first time,
becoming the world's tallest rocket.
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