'It appears as though we have had an abort on today's test,' SpaceX engineer Kate Tice said during the company's livestream yesterday.
Seconds after the engine fired up, SpaceX stopped its first attempt to fly its prototype "Starship" rocket more than a few feet off the ground at the company's facility in Boca Chica Beach, Texas on Wednesday.
The prototype rocket did not lift off from the ground, as SpaceX engineer Kate Tice noted while hosting a surprise livestream of the test. The rocket's engine started but the prototype did not move and an enduring flame shot skywards near the top of the rocket. SpaceX was intending to "hop" the vehicle in a short flight of about 65 feet in the air.
"It appears as though we have had an abort on today's test. As you can see there, the vehicle did not lift off today," Tice said. "As I mentioned before, this is a development program, today was a test flight designed to test the boundaries of the vehicle."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SpaceX attempts first short flight of Starship prototype rocket but stops shortly after engine firesSpaceX was attempting to fly its 'Starship' prototype rocket in its first short flight of more than a few feet off the ground on Wednesday.
Read more »
SpaceX launch sends 3D bioprinter, supplies to space stationSpaceX launches rocket, Dragon capsule, carrying supplies to the space station including a 3D printer for human tissue
Read more »
SpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into spaceA SpaceX Dragon capsule vaulted into orbit Thursday carrying an eclectic batch of supplies destined for the International Space Station: ⚽ An Adidas soccer ball ✅ A pouch full of Nickelodeon's green slime 🚀 5,500 pounds of other supplies and food
Read more »
Watch SpaceX launch 2.5 tons of NASA supplies and experiments to the International Space StationSpaceX is scheduled to launch its 18th cargo mission for NASA on Thursday.
Read more »