Texas, a Spacex rocket explodes on the bottom, no accidents | EUROtoday
A rocket of Elon Musk’s Spacex firm exploded throughout a Routine check in Texas on Wednesday night: the native authorities made it identified, including that there are not any accidents or victims.
The rocket suffered “a serious anomaly while he was on a test bench near Starbase”, reads a spacex press launch. “A security area around the site was kept clear during the entire operation and all the staff is safe and present,” continues the be aware. “Our Starbase team is actively working to secure the test site and the immediately surrounding area in collaboration with local authorities”, he added, observing that “there are no dangers for the residents of the surrounding communities. We ask the public not to try to approach the area while the safety operations continue ».
However, local residents reported that the massive explosion made the windows of the houses tremble, report the media. The explosion, taken from some US media, caused a gigantic fireball, as shows a video published online. This is the Starship 36 rocket, which at the time of the accident was subjected to a static ignition test on the Starbase testing site.
The explosion took place around 23:00 local time (6:00 in Italy). The static ignition test is a pre-advanced procedure in which an engine or a group of rocket engines are turned on while the aircraft is anchored to the launch support, which means that the rocket was not ready for launch when the explosion occurred.
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