Musk's Mars Explorer Destroyed During Landing After Test Flight

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] SpaceX's Starship, a Mars exploration spacecraft led by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, successfully flew after a test launch but failed to land.

On the morning of the 30th (local time) in Texas, USA, the prototype model of the Mars explorer 'SN11' completed a successful flight but was destroyed during the landing process, CNBC reported.

The launch took place amid thick fog. The spacecraft reached the target altitude of 10 km. Flight success was confirmed through cameras installed inside the spacecraft, but the live broadcast screen was cut off during landing.

CNBC reported that due to the heavy fog, it was unclear what condition the spacecraft was in.

The landing failure was confirmed by CEO Musk. He announced via tweet, "There was an issue during the engine burn for landing. We need to check what happened."

However, regarding this test launch, he mentioned, "At least the crater was in the correct location," showing satisfaction with the test results.

This is described as an improvement compared to previous Starship launches that ended in explosions during landing.

Musk and SpaceX are developing Starship with the goal of human migration to Mars.

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