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2 weeks ago |
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
0 Starship Flight 9 is in the books, and SpaceX reflew a Super Heavy Booster and, on the third try, got a Block 2 Ship past Second Stage Engine Cutoff (SECO). However, Ship 35 would not complete its primary objective of obtaining heat shield reentry data due to its uncontrolled reentry. This did not deter SpaceX, however, as just eight days after Flight 9, Booster 16 was rolled to Pad A for static fire testing.
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4 weeks ago |
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
3 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the future of the Starship Program in terms of hardware and reuse. He also revealed SpaceX’s ambitious plan to colonize Mars over the next decade. Next Generation StarshipBlock 3 or Next Generation Ship appears to be slated to start with Ship 39. Currently, that Ship has pieces inside Starfactory under construction.
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1 month ago |
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 After a pair of Ship failures for Block 2 and an extended downtime between flights, SpaceX is set to try and break the streak with Flight 9 and get a Ship past Second Stage Engine Cut Off (SECO). Also, Booster 14 will be flying for its second time, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy Booster in the Starship program. Launch is set for Tuesday evening from Starbase, Texas. Flight 7 & 8So far, Block 2 of the Ship has not had the success SpaceX would’ve liked.
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1 month ago |
share.google | Ryan Weber
36 After a pair of Block 2 Ship failures and an extended downtime between flights, SpaceX is set to fly Starship’s ninth flight test and attempt to fly a Ship past second stage engine cutoff. Booster 14 will fly a second time, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster in the Starship program. Liftoff of Ship 35 and Booster 14 is scheduled for 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC) on Tuesday, May 27, from Orbital Launch Pad A (OLP-A) at SpaceX’s launch facility in Starbase, Texas.
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1 month ago |
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
6 After a pair of Block 2 Ship failures and an extended downtime between flights, SpaceX is set to fly Starship’s ninth flight test and attempt to fly a Ship past second stage engine cutoff. Booster 14 will fly a second time, marking the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster in the Starship program. Liftoff of Ship 35 and Booster 14 is scheduled for 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC) on May 27 from Orbital Launch Pad A at SpaceX’s launch facility in Starbase, Texas.
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