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The SpaceX missile exploded on Wednesday evening during testing, in what the company called a “large anomaly.” The damage was not reported.
“The clean area of safety around the site has been preserved throughout the operation, and all personnel are safe and taken into account,” the statement published in the statement published in the statement said XField
The incident occurred at the test stand at about 11 pm, while the rocket was preparing for tenth flight tests at the company's headquarters in South Texas in Starbase.
The company said that there are no dangers for residents in the surrounding communities, but urged people to avoid approaching the accident zone while they work with local officials to ensure the safety of the region.
The accident notes the latter in a series of failures for the company's star missiles. In January one rocket I exploded Near Caribbean, releasing a stream of smoke and garbage. Then the company lost contact with another missile in March during the test flight, which collapsed over Florida. Another rocket launched in Texas got out of control before landing in the Indian Ocean.
The company was in the spotlight recently after a public quarrel between General Director Elon Musk and President Donald Trump at the beginning of this month. In the post on his social platform of truth, Trump threatened to conclude state contracts for Musk projects.
Read more: What does the enmity of Trump-Musk for SpaceX and NASA mean
“The easiest way to save money in our budget, billions and billions of dollars is to terminate government subsidies and Elon's contracts. I was always surprised that Biden did not do it! ” Trump said on June 5.
Later, that evening, Musk replied: “In the light of the president’s statements about the abolition of my state contracts, @Spacex will immediately begin to decide to work out of the Dragon of the spacecraft.” He deleted the tweet on the same night.
Only when the user X called for the world that the musk retreated: “This is a shame, it is back and forth. You are both better than that. Cool and take a step back for a couple of days. ” In a few minutes, Musk answered“Good advice. Well, we will not put the dragon into operation. ”
Space X has long had a working relationship with the federal government. At the end of last year, the company said He had $ 22 billion in state contracts, and in April the US space forces concluded a contract for $ 5.9 billion. USA, which made it a leading supplier of launch services for satellites of the Pentagon, according to Ars TechnicaField
