SpaceX has successfully tested a prototype Starship rocket, which it plans to use to colonize Mars in the near future.
Prototype called SN5 with engineRaptor rose into the air to a height of about 150 meters and landed on the launch platform. The version of the rocket being tested was very primitive and was actually a large metal cylinder without a nose cone, assembled by the SpaceX team in a few weeks.
This launch was a real success after several previous ground tests,ended in explosions.
According to Elon Musk, the team will conduct moreseveral similar jumps in Texas before launching a more advanced Starship prototype with flaps attached to higher altitudes. The final version of the rocket will be equipped with three Raptor engines producing 12 MN of thrust and will be used for the company's lunar and Mars missions.
text: Ilya Bauer, photos and videos: SpaceX
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