![]() ![]() Live video of the test flight showed that the engines appeared to have failed to ignite as planned. As SN9 nears the ground, its three Raptor engines are intended to “reignite as the vehicle attempts a landing-flip manoeuvre immediately before touching down on the landing pad adjacent to the launch mount”, SpaceX says. The prototype is designed to descend under “active aerodynamic control” provided by two forward and two aft flaps that are actuated by the craft’s flight computer. The test was to see the vehicle roar to an altitude of about 33,000ft, “before reorienting itself for re-entry and a controlled aerodynamic descent”, according to SpaceX. ![]() The incident happened during a high-altitude, suborbital flight test of Starship 9, which is powered by three staged-combustion Raptor engines. The prototype crashed and exploded near the landing pad. ![]() The moment Starship prototype SN9 crashed upon landing on 2 February 2021īut control was lost as it descended. Decade of Airline Excellence Awards 2020.Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021.FlightGlobal Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2021. #Spacex will hopefully launch starship flight updateAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: November 2021 update.EDGE: A new global force in aerospace and defence.Shell Aviation: What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation?.What does the future of aviation look like in 2022?.Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2022.What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation?.A new episode of the Airline Business podcast is available - listen now. ![]()
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