SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, briefly takes flight then explodes in midair on first launch attempt
Future Starship passenger says "it was absolutely wild" to watch today's launchSpectators watch from South Padre Island, Texas, as the SpaceX Starship launches for the test flight on April 20. to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on a future Starship launch slated to travel around the moon — a mission called"Dear Moon.
Iliya added that watching the rocket explode today didn't give him any extra nerves for his future spaceflight. He understood it was an early fight test and he was essentially watching a prototype take flight.He said members of the Dear Moon crew were invited to get an up-close look at the rocket shortly after the scrubbed launch attempt. The vehicle was still venting.
Another future crew member, Yemi Akinyemi Dele, said he has no qualms about going on a future flight. "I felt like so many things I had to overcome in my life prepared me for being here and being part of this and carry the weight the way it is. ... I think it matters, you know, to other kids around the world and to all the creative people that it is artists who are going to fly around the moon," he said.
"I think today it just gives this kick, you know, to people to just don't be afraid of dreaming big, don't be afraid of doing something that has never been done before, because it's worth it," he added.
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