Starship Super Heavy Booster set for second flight attempt this Friday

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1724271004044644800

 

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SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship – represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1724899815686029329

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SpaceX delays Starship test flight a day over hardware swap

SpaceX has postponed its second attempt to launch the company's Starship rocket system into space by a day to Saturday, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, citing a piece of flight control hardware that needed replacing.

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WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - SpaceX has postponed its second attempt to launch the company's Starship rocket system into space by a day to Saturday, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, citing a piece of flight control hardware that needed replacing.

"We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is postponed to Saturday," Musk wrote on social media platform X on Thursday.

The launch is scheduled to take place within a 20-minute window opening at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) at the company's Starbase site on the Gulf of Mexico near Boca Chica, Texas.

 

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What to Expect for SpaceX Starship's Second Flight Test (Countdown & Trajectory)​

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Window opens in 5 hours

 

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Launch in 30 minutes!

 

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"electronics fewer points of failure"

 

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Launch in 10 minutes!

 

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Successful launch and stage separation!!!

Booster blew up after separation, but Starship still going!!

 

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China failed to make one before this launch. They had a month.

 

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Looks like Starship was lost before coast phase.

Ascent stage and separation looked perfect though