SpaceX is ready to make its second attempt to send its massive Starship and Super Heavy into orbit from South Texas after the first go-around ended in Elon...
SpaceX’s first attempt back on April 20 saw the rocket manage a liftoff, but do major damage to the launch pad, while also not achieving orbit. Teams had to send aSince then, the company has constructed a massive water deluge system and more rigid launch pad, as well as changes to the rocket that aim to solve the problems seen on the first launch.“There are really a tremendous number of changes between the last Starship flight and this one, well over 1,000,” Musk said in a June interview.
Video showed at least six of 33 engines shut down as it climbed to a maximum altitude of more than 26 miles before what was supposed to be a separation of the spacecraft from the booster three minutes into flight. On its climb, the video showed the curvature of the Earth, but without stage separation, Starship was not going to make it to space, which would have needed to be at least 62 miles altitude.
This new stacked combo of Ship 25 and Booster 9 once cleared for flight will attempt the same launch profile attempted in April reaching orbit but only traveling 2/3 around the planet.
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