SpaceX flight testing in South Texas
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No, repeat of last profile for the starship. Some change to the landing profile for booster trying out the engine burn schedule for the first V3 launch.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11
https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11
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Mmmmmmmmmh, it seems to be a lot of cost for some minor additional testing. Perhaps the stack has been superseded so it's a case of use it or lose it.
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Video Ship 39 has been rolled out of Starfactory and into Megabay2 for stacking.
This is the first V3 Starship to be built by @SpaceX and should be the first to fly from the new launch mount.
This is the first V3 Starship to be built by @SpaceX and should be the first to fly from the new launch mount.
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Knocked it out of the park again.
Booster perfect launch and ocean landing as planned.
Starship perfect flight and landing, even though they deliberately left vital areas, such as on the belly over the lox tank, without any heat shield tiles or secondary protection - just the bare stainless steel of the hull.
Onward to flight 12 and the first flight of the updated V3 versions of both craft, with Raptor 3 engines and integral hot staging ring, from OLM 2.
OLM 1 will now undergoing a major rebuild, including the addition of a flame trench, before re-entering service.
Booster perfect launch and ocean landing as planned.
Starship perfect flight and landing, even though they deliberately left vital areas, such as on the belly over the lox tank, without any heat shield tiles or secondary protection - just the bare stainless steel of the hull.
Onward to flight 12 and the first flight of the updated V3 versions of both craft, with Raptor 3 engines and integral hot staging ring, from OLM 2.
OLM 1 will now undergoing a major rebuild, including the addition of a flame trench, before re-entering service.
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Wonderful footage as well. There in the 90s, when Germany dreamed about Saenger II Hypersonic First Stage which could have been spinned off to a commercial airliner. I wondered how it would look like to travel in one. And here we are, 30 years later with actual footage, 5000km/h at 35km Altitude in an almost level flight, with HD footage, no CGI.
Made me happy
Made me happy
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VideoFinal descent and splashdown of Starship on Flight 11, captured by the SpaceX recovery team in the Indian Ocean.
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and here also a similar video of the Booster arrival and hovering. Also quite impressive ...
If only Douglas Adams could have seen it . “....The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ...”
If only Douglas Adams could have seen it . “....The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ...”
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Whilst waiting for the first launch of v3 (where there are so many changes Musk has warned there may be as many initial failures as with v2, they have announced some details of the future v4….
Elon Musk: The Starship 4 crewed variant will have >1000m^3 of pressurized volume, so 10% more than the Space Station.
Elon Musk: The Starship 4 crewed variant will have >1000m^3 of pressurized volume, so 10% more than the Space Station.
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Lengthy update on V3 and Lunar on the SpaceX Website
Obvious counter to lack of progress allegations and they detail the milestones they have hit which is interesting.
Obvious counter to lack of progress allegations and they detail the milestones they have hit which is interesting.
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Starship Flight 12 is No Earlier Than (NET) January 23rd.
Only the FCC comms notification, but it does reveal that the Starship, as well as the booster, is planned to return to the launch site for a water landing or catch.
Issued after the incident so looks like they they are building in the time to assemble/modify the next booster.
Only the FCC comms notification, but it does reveal that the Starship, as well as the booster, is planned to return to the launch site for a water landing or catch.
Issued after the incident so looks like they they are building in the time to assemble/modify the next booster.
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Yes, V3 booster all Raptor 3s as I understand it. Back for the catch impressive but guess they need to make up time. Wonder if they'll use Pad 1 tower in some way?