{"id":215533,"date":"2021-03-31T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T13:59:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:59:56","slug":"a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"#a brief history of Elon Musk&#8217;s exploding rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bab4a7323\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Falcon_9_explodes_over_Texas_Aug_2014\" >Falcon 9 explodes over Texas, Aug. 2014<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Falcon_9_crash_lands_in_ocean_April_2015\" >Falcon 9 crash lands in ocean, April 2015<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Falcon_9_explodes_over_Cape_Canaveral_June_2015\" >Falcon 9 explodes over Cape Canaveral, June 2015<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Falcon_9_launchpad_explosion_Sept_2016\" >Falcon 9 launchpad explosion, Sept. 2016<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Falcon_Heavy_core_booster_misses_platform_June_2019\" >Falcon Heavy core booster misses platform, June 2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Starship_X_blows_up_during_testing_Nov_2019\" >Starship X blows up during testing, Nov. 2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Starship_X_blows_up_during_testing%E2%80%A6_again_March_2020\" >Starship X blows up during testing\u2026 again, March 2020<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Starship_SN9_belly_flops_in_high_altitude_Feb_2021\" >Starship SN9 belly flops in high altitude, Feb. 2021<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-elon-musks-exploding-rockets\/#Starship_SN10_successfully_lands_then_blows_up_March_2021\" >Starship SN10 successfully lands, then blows up, March, 2021<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#a brief history of Elon Musk&#8217;s exploding rockets<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s private aerospace company SpaceX lost another rocket prototype on Tuesday as it crash landed in heavy Texas fog. <\/p>\n<p>The company has launched more than 100 rockets over the past decade in their effort to bring tourists to the Moon and Mars \u2014 but a number of the unmanned prototypes have gone up in flames. As Musk has said, that\u2019s what testing is for.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look back at some of SpaceX\u2019s most fiery failures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falcon_9_explodes_over_Texas_Aug_2014\"><\/span>Falcon 9 explodes over Texas, Aug. 2014<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SpaceX conducted a test flight of a three engine version of its FN9 test vehicle, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/502976401729798144\/photo\/1\">company said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>An anomaly was detected during the flight, and the prototype\u2019s termination system aborted the mission.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falcon_9_crash_lands_in_ocean_April_2015\"><\/span>Falcon 9 crash lands in ocean, April 2015<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An attempt at a precision landing on an ocean spaceport drone ship titled \u201cJust Read the Instructions,\u201d ended badly when the rocket\u2019s velocity caused it to tip over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOdds of rocket landing successfully today are still less than 50%,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/587704139225759744\">Musk tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"SpaceX Starship SN8 during a failed test in Boca Chica, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-17708231 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-046.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-046.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-046.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-046.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-046.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>SpaceX Starship SN8 during a failed test in Boca Chica, Texas in Dec. 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SpaceX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falcon_9_explodes_over_Cape_Canaveral_June_2015\"><\/span>Falcon 9 explodes over Cape Canaveral, June 2015<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A rocket carrying carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke up less than three minutes after liftoff. <\/p>\n<p>The rocket was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing at 2,900 mph, 27 miles over Cape Canaveral when it exploded.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falcon_9_launchpad_explosion_Sept_2016\"><\/span>Falcon 9 launchpad explosion, Sept. 2016<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This $62 million prototype blew up on its launchpad in Cape Canaveral during a test for a planned launch. <\/p>\n<p>No one was injured at the Kennedy Space Center but the blast destroyed a $200 million satellite that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> had planned to use.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A fireball rises as the SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes on landing.\" class=\"wp-image-17708235 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-045.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A fireball rises as the SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes on landing on Feb, 2, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMA24.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falcon_Heavy_core_booster_misses_platform_June_2019\"><\/span>Falcon Heavy core booster misses platform, June 2019<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two side boosters of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket landed safely at Cape Canaveral, but the core booster erupted in a fireball in the ocean after missing a floating platform.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said it was the \u201cmost difficult\u201d mission in company history to date.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starship_X_blows_up_during_testing_Nov_2019\"><\/span>Starship X blows up during testing, Nov. 2019<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Starship X cryogenic pressure test blew up the rocket prototype in Texas, sending a huge cloud of vapor pouring out of the rocket.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SpaceX Close Up Of MK1 PressureTest Failure\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PF1NEhaG19I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The company envisions versions of the Starship being sent to Mars, if it can get off the ground first.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starship_X_blows_up_during_testing%E2%80%A6_again_March_2020\"><\/span>Starship X blows up during testing\u2026 again, March 2020<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another Starship X prototype barely got off the ground, as its top half went flying into the air during a Texas test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo \u2026 how was your night?,\u201d Musk tweeted. \u201cIt\u2019s fine, we\u2019ll just buff it out,\u201d he added<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starship_SN9_belly_flops_in_high_altitude_Feb_2021\"><\/span>Starship SN9 belly flops in high altitude, Feb. 2021<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A prototype went up in flames ten kilometers above Texas after an otherwise successful test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe had again another great flight,\u201d a\u00a0SpaceX\u00a0announcer said during the online broadcast.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to work on that landing a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starship_SN10_successfully_lands_then_blows_up_March_2021\"><\/span>Starship SN10 successfully lands, then blows up, March, 2021<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This prototype made it ten kilometers into the air and landed safely. That\u2019s when things started going south.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"The SpaceX SN10 rocket explodes after a test flight March 3, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-17708234 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/spacex-explosion-043.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The SpaceX SN10 rocket explodes after a test flight March 3, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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