A large spacecraft being developed by the American private company SpaceX with the intention of flying to the moon or Mars in the future was launched unmanned for a test flight.
The spacecraft lost signal at the end of its test flight and was unable to land on the ocean as planned.
The American space development company SpaceX is developing a large spacecraft ``Starship'' that is expected to fly to the moon and Mars in the future.
On the 14th, the spacecraft was launched unmanned from a launch site in the southern state of Texas in the United States for a test flight.
The spacecraft was approximately 120 meters tall, including the rocket, and when the engine was ignited, it slowly rose while making a loud noise.
Approximately three minutes after liftoff, the spacecraft detached from the rocket, continued to fly higher, and reached outer space.
However, approximately 50 minutes after launch, after re-entering the atmosphere at the end of the test flight, the signal was lost and the planned landing in the Indian Ocean was not possible.
This is Starship's third test flight, and SpaceX has continued to make improvements based on the data obtained from the past two, which resulted in explosions or loss of signal early after launch.
Starship is an international lunar exploration project ``Artemis Project'' led by the United States, and development is progressing with the assumption that astronauts will be on board and land on the moon.
However, it has been pointed out that there are delays in the development of the spacecraft, and the focus will be on how future development will proceed.