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Foguete da SpaceX explode e pega fogo durante teste em solo nos EUA

Acidente de protótipo foi transmitido ao vivo pela internet; o bilionário Elon Musk comentou o caso nas redes sociais

Tecnologia e Ciência|Maria Cunha*, do R7

Foguete da SpaceX explode após teste nos Estados Unidos
Foguete da SpaceX explode após teste nos Estados Unidos Foguete da SpaceX explode após teste nos Estados Unidos

Um foguete de propulsão da empresa SpaceX explodiu após um teste na última segunda-feira (11) no sul do Texas, nos Estados Unidos. O protótipo Super Heavy Booster 7 estava sendo desenvolvido para a espaçonave de última geração Starship.

O exercício da empresa espacial estava sendo transmitido ao vivo em uma gravação do site Nasa Spaceflight. Nas imagens, é possível ver o momento da explosão. Em seguida, o incêndio atinge a base do foguete e dá para ver uma fumaça densa. A câmera que gravou a cena chega a balançar. Apesar do susto, não houve feridos.

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Nas redes sociais, o bilionário Elon Musk, fundador da SpaceX, comentou o acidente. "Sim, na verdade não é bom. A equipe está avaliando os danos", disse no Twitter, após a explosão no início da noite.

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Além disso, o magnata explicou que o problema era específico do teste de partida giratória do motor. “No futuro, não faremos um teste de partida giratória com todos os 33 motores de uma vez”, completou Musk.

A falha ocorreu no meio de uma série de testes estáticos de um dia do booster, um veículo equipado com 33 motores Raptor para uso em um próximo voo de teste orbital não tripulado. As informações são do tabloide britânico Metro, com base na agência Reuters.

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É provável que a explosão atrapalhe o objetivo de Musk de lançar a Starship em órbita este ano.

A nave estelar é fundamental para os planos da Nasa de retornar à Lua, bem como para a missão de Musk de tornar os humanos uma “espécie interplanetária” começando com Marte.

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Em junho, o programa de foguetes Super Heavy proposto pela SpaceX recebeu aprovação do governo, mas há uma sequência de condições ainda pendentes. Não está claro se a FAA (Administração Federal de Aviação dos EUA, em português) investigará a explosão.

O Metro e a Reuters questionaram a SpaceX, que não comentou a explosão.

*Estagiária do R7, sob supervisão de Raphael Hakime

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composit of the information captured by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) showing a landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars which is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. This image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows never-before-seen details of Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies. MIRI pierced through dust-enshrouded regions to reveal huge shock waves and tidal tails, gas and stars stripped from the outer regions of the galaxies by interactions. It also unveiled hidden areas of star formation. The new information from MIRI provides invaluable insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail
ames Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed the cloak of dust around the second star, shown at left in red, at the center of the Southern Ring Nebula for the first time. It is a hot dense white dwarf star. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
the bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in near-infrared light, plays a supporting role in sculpting the surrounding nebula. A second star, barely visible at lower left along one of the bright star’s diffraction spikes, is the nebula’s source. It has ejected at least eight layers of gas and dust over thousands of years. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
Nesta segunda-feira (11), a Nasa revelou a "imagem infravermelha mais profunda e nítida do universo primitivo". Trata-se dos primeiros registros das galáxias formadas após o Big Bang. Essas formações ocorreram 13 bilhões de anos atrás. São grandes as expectativas com relação ao que o James Webb pode revelar sobre a evolução do universo

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landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars which is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the JWST, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
composit of the information captured by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) showing a landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars which is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. This image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows never-before-seen details of Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies. MIRI pierced through dust-enshrouded regions to reveal huge shock waves and tidal tails, gas and stars stripped from the outer regions of the galaxies by interactions. It also unveiled hidden areas of star formation. The new information from MIRI provides invaluable insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail
ames Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed the cloak of dust around the second star, shown at left in red, at the center of the Southern Ring Nebula for the first time. It is a hot dense white dwarf star. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
the bright star at the center of NGC 3132, while prominent when viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in near-infrared light, plays a supporting role in sculpting the surrounding nebula. A second star, barely visible at lower left along one of the bright star’s diffraction spikes, is the nebula’s source. It has ejected at least eight layers of gas and dust over thousands of years. The JWST is the most powerful telescope launched into space and it reached its final orbit around the sun, approximately 930,000 miles from Earths orbit, in January, 2022. The technological improvements of the JWST and distance from the sun will allow scientists to see much deeper into our universe with greater detail.
Nesta segunda-feira (11), a Nasa revelou a "imagem infravermelha mais profunda e nítida do universo primitivo". Trata-se dos primeiros registros das galáxias formadas após o Big Bang. Essas formações ocorreram 13 bilhões de anos atrás. São grandes as expectativas com relação ao que o James Webb pode revelar sobre a evolução do universo

As primeiras imagens feitas pelo James Webb, supertelescópio da Nasa em parceria com a Agência Espacial Europeia, foram divulgadas no dia 12 de julho. Nesta imagem, é mostrada uma formação de estrelas, chamada de NGC 3324, na Nebulosa Carina. A captura foi feita a partir de luz infravermelha *Estagiário do R7, sob supervisão de Pablo Marques

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