SpaceX 的 Starship SN4 原型機也在引擎測試時爆炸了

這次是在完成了靜態點火測試後爆炸。

BOCA CHICA, TX - SEPTEMBER 28: A prototype of SpaceXs Starship is pictured at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images)
BOCA CHICA, TX - SEPTEMBER 28: A prototype of SpaceXs Starship is pictured at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images)


雖然 SpaceX 眼下最受人關注的是 Crew Dragon 的載人任務,但另一邊廂的 Starship 火箭其實也在有條不紊地推進開發中。今天早些時候 Starship 的 SN4 在德州進行了引擎測試,不過這台上月末通過了低溫壓力考驗的原型機在完成了靜態點火之後,最終還是在發射架上爆炸,重現了類似 MK1 的失敗。

關於爆炸原因,官方暫時還沒有做出說明。但按照 NasaSpaceFlight.com 的說法,SpaceX 其實已經做好 SN5 準備進行下一次的測試了。