After first Starship exploded, SpaceX plans to launch a new rocket within 6 to 8 weeks.
Starship launches for a test flight in Boca Chica on Thursday, April 20, 2023, as seen from Isla Blanca Park in South Padre Island.ended in fiery explosion, Elon Musk believes a new rocket and repairs to the damaged Boca Chica launchpad can be ready for liftoff within six to eight weeks, and the company will spend about $2 billion on the Starship program to attempt five launches by year’s end.
SpaceX earlier this year was set to raised $750 million in a funding round that valued the company at $137 billion. But now, Musk believes the company wouldn’t likely need additional funding to build-out the Starship program this year.The Super Heavy rocket pushes the Starship spacecraft on its inaugural flight test from Boca Chica on Thursday, April 20, 2023, as seen from Isla Blanca Park in South Padre Island.
About 27 seconds into the flight, SpaceX “lost communications” with another Raptor due to “some kind of energy event,” that knocked out the heat shields of several other engines, he said. At about 85 seconds, he said, “things really hit the fan” and the company lost its ability to steer the rocket.
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