On March 14th, in Boca Chica, Texas, USA, the Starship heavy rocket launched from the Interstellar Base, marking its third test flight.
This launch showed better performance compared to the previous two, prompting Musk to congratulate the Starship team, stating that the Starship "has reached orbital velocity." However, the Starship lost communication after re-entering the atmosphere, failing to achieve the target of splashdown in the Indian Ocean, thus concluding the mission prematurely.
The objectives of the third flight test included: the ascent burns of both stages of the rocket, opening and closing the payload bay doors of the Starship, demonstrating propellant transfer during the gliding phase, the first restart of the Raptors engines in space, and the controlled re-entry of the Starship into the atmosphere.
Following the loss of communication on March 14th, Musk tweeted that the Starship will make "multiplanetary life" a reality.
Subsequently, Musk tweeted again, asserting that the Starship will carry humans to Mars.
Synthesized from: The Paper News, Observer Network
