SpaceX星舰第13次试飞最后一秒中止：发动机点火异常触发自动中断
此次发射是SpaceX六月创纪录IPO后的首次星舰测试，因部分猛禽发动机未能启动而自动中止，任务推迟至少24小时，市场反应迅速。
美国中部时间7月16日傍晚，SpaceX在得克萨斯州星舰基地进行星舰（Starship）第13次综合飞行测试时，于点火程序启动后不到一秒自动中止发射。超重型助推器的33台猛禽发动机中，有数台未能正常启动，触发自动安全中断，火箭留在发射台上并开始卸载推进剂。公司创始人埃隆·马斯克在X平台确认“部分发动机未启动”，并称“希望几天后再次尝试”。这是SpaceX自6月完成逾850亿美元创纪录首次公开募股以来的首次星舰发射尝试。
此次任务原计划是星舰V3升级版第二次飞行。5月的上一次测试中，助推器因发动机复燃问题未能完成受控溅落，上面级在上升段也损失了一台发动机。SpaceX随后对硬件和软件进行了多项修改。本次任务首次搭载20颗下一代星链V3卫星，计划在亚轨道释放并测试激光链路，同时验证太空中的猛禽发动机重新点火能力，并评估热防护系统改进——六颗卫星加装了摄像头以拍摄隔热瓦状态。助推器拟在墨西哥湾受控溅落，飞船则溅落印度洋。
此次中止发生在SpaceX上市后的敏感窗口期。该公司股票在IPO后短暂冲高，随后回落至135美元发行价附近，发射中止后盘后交易下跌逾3%。华尔街分析师此前指出，星舰投入运营是SpaceX投资逻辑的关键一步，其成功部署对扩大星链星座和履行NASA合同至关重要。此次推迟虽属火箭研发常态，但凸显了实现全球最大火箭完全可重复使用所面临的技术挑战。
星舰已被NASA选定为阿尔忒弥斯III和IV任务的月球着陆器，目标不早于2028年将宇航员送上月球表面，同时承载着马斯克火星殖民和太空数据中心的远景。SpaceX工程团队将分析遥测数据以确定发动机启动失败的根本原因，新的发射日期尚未公布，但次日尝试被认为可能性不大。美国联邦航空管理局在5月事故调查后已批准此次飞行，后续将关注调查结果。下一个事实性节点是技术审查后新发射窗口的公布。
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