Technology company SpaceX has tested new Starship rocket engines in anticipation of a rapid increase in the rate of test flights of spacecraft to Mars.
The static fire test comes 11 days after SpaceX successfully launched a Starship into orbit for the first time.
Although the upper stage rocket and super-heavy booster were destroyed in the test, the primary objectives of the test were achieved, a clear indication of the completion of the starship.
Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket system ever built with a length of 120 meters and a thrust capacity of 7.5 lakh kg.
SpaceX claims that once fully operational, it will be able to carry more than 150 tons of payload plus up to 100 passengers into orbit.
Initially, the rocket will be used to launch SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, while in the future it will be used for NASA’s Artemis mission, which aims to return humans to the moon after more than half a century. To be done.