SpaceX's ninth Starship rocket test launch fails 30 minutes after liftoff.

On the morning of May 28th (Vietnam time), billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company conducted its ninth test launch of the Starship rocket, but lost control and failed after more than 30 minutes of liftoff.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft was fitted with a Super Heavy rocket during its ninth test flight at the company's launch site in Starbase, Texas, USA on May 28 (Vietnam time) - Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters, on the morning of May 28 (Vietnam time), SpaceX's Starship spacecraft experienced a malfunction during its ninth test launch, more than 30 minutes after liftoff from the Starbase launch site in Texas, USA.

Through live television broadcast from SpaceX's launch center, the upper stage of the Starship experienced a fuel leak, causing the rocket to lose its directional control and enter an uncontrolled spinning state in space.

SpaceX also stated that because the control center was unable to maintain the rocket's stable flight path, the upper stage would most likely burn up upon re-entry into the atmosphere before falling into the Indian Ocean.

Another malfunction noted during this launch was that the doors releasing the eight Starlink simulator satellites failed to open, preventing the spacecraft from completing the technical tests.

Although not entirely successful, this ninth flight achieved some important milestones, such as flying farther than the two most recent test flights and using a reusable Super Heavy rocket – however, due to a loss of control, it crashed into the sea instead of landing as planned.

This test flight took place just four days after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reinstated the Starship program, following nearly two months of suspension due to incidents from two explosions during launches in January and March, which disrupted flights in the region.

Furthermore, billionaire Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, did not appear at the post-flight speech as expected. However, in a post on X, he acknowledged this launch as a "good opportunity to gather a lot of data" and pledged to accelerate testing, with the next three launches occurring more quickly – every 3 to 4 weeks.

Despite numerous technical challenges, SpaceX remains a vital part of the US space program and has been entrusted by NASA with the mission to return humans to the Moon starting in 2021. This is also a goal in Musk's long-term space vision – to send humans to many other planets in the solar system.

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