SpaceX founder Elon Musk details what happened during the first orbital flight of the Starship spacecraft, which ended in failure.. According to him, it took 40 seconds for the self-destruct process to start, according to Engadget..

At first glance, this is a very short period of time, but it is a very long time when it comes to blowing up a giant rocket before it hits the Earth.. As planned, the self-destruct mechanism should work immediately.

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According to Musk, this happened because " Although SpaceX has repeatedly stated that the main task of the launch will be the launch of the vehicle, during the event, a lot went wrong.. So, the launch vehicle and the ship left the launch pad, but then could not separate from each other, rolled over, followed by an explosion. The self-destruct was supposed to work instantly, but the system tumbled in the air for a while before it exploded..

But the delayed start of the self-destruct system was not the only problem that arose that day.. The debris that was formed as a result of the explosion fell not only on SpaceX facilities, but also in Boca Chica National Park.

“To the best of our knowledge, there has been no significant environmental damage that we are aware of,” Musk commented on the incident..

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating potential environmental damage caused by the Starship explosion..