SpaceX reuses the Falcon 9 boosters over and over. The second stage for each Falcon 9 launch is new, burning up in the atmosphere after deploying its payload. During a webcast of the mission, an unusual buildup of ice could be seen on the side of the rocket with chunks breaking away. ...
The main engines provide the remainder of the thrust (29 percent) to lift the shuttle off the pad and into orbit. The engines burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, which are stored in the external fuel tank (ET), at a ratio of 6:1. They draw liquid hydrogen and oxygen from the ET...
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After a series of delays, the 322-foot-tall Artemis moon rocket finally blasted off with an eruption of white-hot fire and an earth-shaking roar
booster, called the Super Heavy, successfully lifted the rocket off the launch pad. But it failed to separate from the rest of the rocket as planned. So the company decided to end the test, resulting in the explosion. Musk said it appeared to be a “failure of the upper stage oxygen ...