With 180 successful rocket launches, or one launch every six days, 2022 appears to be a record year since the beginning of the space age. But the mid-flight explosion Thursday of Starship, SpaceX's launcher, is a reminder that test flights remain risky. A denouement that does not appear to be a failure, since it will better prepare the Artemis mission, which aims to return Earthlings to the Moon in 2025.
More and more countries are looking to have their own launcher. It is a question of sovereignty, explain the authorities of South Korea. However, if the French astrophysicist Sylvestre Maurice welcomes Elon Musk's spirit of exploration, he believes that the conquest of space must help save our planet rather than seek to colonize others. The scientist believes that there is no planet, other than ours, allowing man to settle in the long term, in the current state of knowledge.
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