SpaceX Starship SN15 rocket lands successfully
- The aircraft took of at 5:25 pm local time for Boca Chica base in Texas
- It reached an altitude of 10 kilometers
- A small fire was seen at the time of landing, which was quickly controlled
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX successfully landed the Starship rocket on Wednesday. This was Starship‘s latest prototype rocket, SN15. This was the fifth and only successful attempt of the Starship to land without any severe damages.
A small fire was seen at the base of the rocket, like previous prototypes. However, the blaze was quickly dismissed by the announcers as a common phenomenon, reported AFP.
In the live feed, the active water cannons on the landing site were seen in action while putting out the minor fire. The reason for the fire was cited to be the “methane fuel” which is being used in the rockets.
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Shortly after the landing, Musk wrote on Twitter, “Starship landing nominal!”, thus portraying a highly anticipated success for SpaceX.
The SN15 went airborne from the Boca Chica base from southern Texas to perform complex maneuvers at a height of 10 kilometers. The take-off occurred at the scheduled time of 5:25 pm on Wednesday.
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