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SPACEX LOADING HUGE AMOUNT OF ROCKET FUEL AT STARSHIP LAUNCH SITE
SpaceX is sending thousands of tons of rocket propellant to its South Texas rocket testing facilities,
Teslarati reports, signaling that the company’s long-awaited orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft may be just around the corner.
Giant tanks spotted by onlookers started piling up last month near the company’s orbital test launch pad. In order to meet the immense propellant needs of the company’s massive Starship and Super Heavy booster, the tanks had to be gigantic.
Now, the company is receiving dozens of liquid oxen propellant (LOX) deliveries, presumably to fill those tanks.
“Up to at least 74 LOX deliveries!” senior spaceflight reporter Eric Ralph noted in a Thursday Tweet. According to Ralph’s back-of-the-envelope calculations, one of the company’s three LOX tanks could be filled in a matter of days……
It’s still not entirely clear what SpaceX’s plan is. But given the quickening pace of deliveries, an orbital test flight may not be too far ahead.….
When the orbital test launch will take place is anybody’s guess, though, and dependent on other contingencies. Last month, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that Starship will be ready for its first orbital launch attempt” this month, “pending regulatory approval.”….