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Elderberry:
SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight
Space News by Jeff Foust January 10, 2024
SpaceX expects to conduct the third integrated test flight of its Starship vehicle in February as it works to demonstrate key technologies needed to land humans on the moon.
During a Jan. 9 media briefing about NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration effort, Jessica Jensen, vice president of customer operations and integration at SpaceX, said securing an updated Federal Aviation Administration launch license was the key factor driving the schedule for that test flight.
“From a hardware readiness perspective, we are targeting to be ready in January,” she said. The company performed static-fire tests of both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage, or ship, intended for that launch in late December.
SpaceX, though, is still working on corrective actions identified from the second Starship test flight Nov. 18. On that flight the Super Heavy booster appeared to perform well, but exploded shortly after stage separation. The Starship upper stage triggered its flight termination system late in its burn.
SpaceX has released few details about what happened to both the booster and ship during that flight, and Jensen did not identify the corrective actions that SpaceX was undertaking. Closing out those actions, she said, was a condition for receiving an updated license. “We’re on track for that,” she said. “We’re expecting that license to come in February. So, it’s looking like Flight 3 will occur in February.”
More: https://spacenews.com/spacex-targets-february-for-third-starship-test-flight/
Elderberry:
Musk: SpaceX aims to launch third Starship by second week of March
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX is aiming to launch its third Starship in the second week of March, according to Elon Musk.
Musk said on X that the team is working to execute its third launch before March 8, but he guesses the launch will happen during the first half of next month. Musk added that the fourth test flight will be ready shortly after.
Additionally, Musk added the probability of the rocket reaching orbit is almost 80%.
More: https://cw39.com/news/space-exploration/musk-spacex-aims-to-launch-third-starship-by-second-week-of-march/
--- Quote ---I don't know what the ods are of it launching on my birthday. It would be quite a candle.
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Elderberry:
SpaceX hit by FAA with list of 17 fixes it must make before it tries to launch Starship again after most recent explosion
Fortune BY Aashna Shah and Bloomberg 2/27/2024
US air safety regulators concluded a mishap investigation into SpaceX’s most recent Starship explosion in November, laying out the issues the Elon Musk-led company must address before it can attempt to launch the rocket for a third time.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered 17 corrective actions, including hardware redesigns for its Super Heavy Booster and additional fire protection and upgrades for its Starship vehicle.
The remediation steps, identified during a SpaceX-led mishap investigation that the FAA has now closed, are one of a series of actions SpaceX must take in order to attempt another launch from its base in south Texas.
The closing of the mishap probe doesn’t signal an immediate authorization of the next Starship launch, the FAA added in its emailed statement. Before launching Starship again, SpaceX must implement all corrective actions and receive a launch license from the FAA.
More: https://fortune.com/2024/02/27/spacex-hit-faa-list-17-fixes-must-make-launch-starship-again-most-recent-explosion/
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