This is the third consecutive unsuccessful launch of the launch vehicle.
The ninth test launch of the Starship prototype spacecraft ended in failure. According to Elon Musk's SpaceX, 46 minutes after the launch, specialists lost control of the second stage of the launch vehicle, after which it began to rotate uncontrollably and the ship was unplanned to be destroyed.
In addition, Starship had a fuel leak, and the company failed to launch eight Starlink satellite simulators into suborbital space - the door of the ship's cargo compartment did not open completely. Nevertheless, Elon Musk called it great progress that specialists managed to turn off the engine as planned. The owner of SpaceX promised that the next three Starship launches will be more frequent - approximately once a month.
The first launch of Starship took place in the spring of 2023. Then the ship was destroyed a few minutes after launch. The company conducted the second launch in November of the same year - after the successful separation of the stages, the ship was destroyed before reaching Earth's orbit. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth tests were considered successful. However, the next three in January, March and May of this year ended in the loss of the ship.
Let's add that on March 15, Elon Musk promised that at the end of 2026 he would send the Starship ship with the Optimus robot on board to Mars. According to him, if the launch with the robot is successful, then ships with people could be sent to Mars as early as 2029. The entrepreneur calls the creation of a city on the Red Planet within the next 20 years his main task.
