Source: CNN quoting Space-X staff …
[[[[[ Any object that plunges back toward Earth’s thick atmosphere while traveling at roughly 20 times the speed of sound will experience some itense physics.“We do expect the vehicle to see about 1400 degrees Celsius,” SpaceX’s Jessie Anderson said.
That’s about 2,552 degrees Fahrenheit.
The pressure and friction cause that intense buildup of heat. Often, objects that undergo an uncontrolled fall back to Earth from space while traveling at such speeds are torn to shreds. That likely means that Starship will break apart, with the pieces falling into the ocean.
SpaceX no longer has contact with the vehicle, Dan Huot, a SpaceX spokesperson, confirmed just before 8:30 pm ET.]]]]]
Such a transparent process … unlike global sharemarkets lol.
So at this stage, a flight to Mars does not include a return ticket 8))
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