SpaceX is rapidly developing the spacecraft and all its components. Elon Musk's company wants to send its spacecraft into space and complete an ideal test flight, after which it will open other plans and head permanently to space. The third flight has already been scheduled and will take place very soon, and is expected to be a great success.
SpaceX will conduct a new test
There have already been two test flights SpaceX has flown with Starship. In neither case was the planned goal of placing the rocket in a high orbit and then descending in a controlled manner toward Earth. At that moment, you should land perfectly.
In the last two tests, SpaceX ended up seeing the spacecraft explode mid-flight, failing to meet the company's goals. However, from what Elon Musk's company provided, these things ended up being very positive, especially since they allowed us to obtain data about the behavior of this missile.
The third Starship flight test could be launched on March 14, pending regulatory approval → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/yHqoWFSKdY
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 6, 2024
The spacecraft will fly on March 14
Plans for the new test have already been decided, and this flight has been anticipated for some time. Now that date has finally been revealed and it should happen next week. From what Elon Musk and SpaceX have announced, March 14 will be when everything should happen.
Although the date has been set, it is not yet final. As noted in The latter continues to complete the evaluation of the second flight and is expected to make a statement in the coming days.
Starship 3 prepares for launch https://t.co/nBNIIKuzGI
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 4, 2024
Elon Musk announced the new date at X
As with previous flights, SpaceX wants to put the spacecraft into space and ensure it can return to Earth autonomously. It is hoped that this process will happen this time and that Elon Musk will finally be able to move forward with his plans to start using his ship regularly.
SpaceX recently conducted an important spacecraft fueling test at its Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. During this test, more than 10 million pounds of liquid methane and liquid oxygen were pumped into the rocket.
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