Elon Musk's rocket company is targeting a launch on Thursday, March 14, pending FAA approval.
SpaceX works under an iterative testing philosophy, using each mission to improve upon the next. Accordingly, the Elon Musk-led company is aiming to push its experimental megarocket, Starship, even further during its third test flight, which could happen later this week. We are potentially hours away from the third integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, with launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, slated for the morning of Thursday, March 14.
Eventually, SpaceX plans to use Starship “tankers” for orbital refueling, using an approach similar to aerial refueling. For the upcoming demo, some 10 metric tons of liquid oxygen will shift from one tank to another—a feat never before accomplished on this scale. This test will not see two Starships come together in space, but SpaceX and NASA view the test as a critical step in advancing the necessary technology.
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