SpaceX prototype rocket exploded minutes after landing. How did Musk respond?

At around 7:15 this morning, Beijing time, the American SpaceX’s SN10 (Starship Prototype 10) was ignited for a test flight, successfully ascended to an altitude of 10 kilometers, and landed 6 minutes and 20 seconds later. However, another tragic explosion occurred shortly after landing. The scene was ablaze, and pictures showed that the shell was blown away. Musk was quite calm about the explosion, saying that SN10 died with honor. On his personal social platform, Musk also said that the future success of Starship is only a matter of time, and its presence will be spread all over the world in the future.

Netizens are also more open-minded. "Who has never failed in scientific research?" Some netizens also said, "There are many failures, which means it is 0 to 1. We should have a sense of crisis, rather than ridicule."

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The whole process of SpaceX prototype launch and landing

This test of the SN10 prototype went through: launch, liftoff, separation, steering, fairing separation , load separation, grid wing deployment, inlet combustion, aerodynamic control, and vertical landing stages.

The grid wing that determines the landing can effectively increase the resistance of landing. At the same time, the inlet combustion can generate propulsion, offset the acceleration caused by gravity, and achieve slow deceleration and smooth landing through aerodynamic control. .

The last is the key point for the success of this test, and of course it is also the area that needs improvement in the future.

When the prototype is in the vertical landing stage, it will ignite when it is about to reach the ground, generating a large amount of power to offset the impact of landing.

But this time, the impact of the impact was obviously not offset, causing the prototype to disintegrate and explode a few minutes after landing smoothly.