SpaceX's spacecraft 'Starship' receives permission for second flight test, scheduled to launch on Friday, November 17, 2023
SpaceX, an aerospace company led by Elon Musk, announced that it will conduct a second flight test of the spacecraft 'Starship' at 22:00 on Friday, November 17, 2023, Japan time.
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SpaceX's second Starship and Super Heavy flight test cleared for launch - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23873201/spacex-starship-faa-approval-super-heavy-launch-test-date
SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site | Federal Aviation Administration
https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship
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Starship's first test flight took place on April 20, 2023, but the booster failed to detach and was destroyed in the sky.
SpaceX's spacecraft 'Starship' explodes in the air during a flight test, but onlookers cheer and the media reports it as a 'success' - GIGAZINE
In a September report , SpaceX blamed the failure of the first test flight on a propellant leak at the rear end of the super heavy booster. The leaking propellant caused a fire, which caused communication between the booster engine and the flight computer to be cut off, resulting in an uncontrollable situation. It is stated that in the second test flight, in addition to mitigating the propellant leak itself, the existing fire extinguishing system was significantly expanded.
In addition, as a countermeasure to the problem in which the foundation of the launch pad was destroyed during the first test flight, causing damage to the surrounding area, we significantly reinforced the foundation and added a flame deflector.
In addition, we have installed a 'hot stage separation system' that uses Starship's second engine to separate Starship and boosters, and developed a new electronic thrust vector control (TVC) system for the super heavy Raptor engine to electronically control hydraulic pressure. It is said that improvements have been made such as switching to control.
SpaceX applied for permission for the second test flight from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in September 2023 , and permission to launch was granted on November 15, 2023 local time.
The FAA has given license authorization for the second launch of the @SpaceX Starship Super Heavy vehicle. The FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy and financial responsibility requirements. https://t.co/gmSbhHGohv
— The FAA ✈ (@FAANews) November 15, 2023
After receiving permission to launch, SpaceX announced that it will conduct a second test flight at 7:00 a.m. local time on November 17, 2023 (22:00 on the same day Japan time).
Targeting Friday, November 17 for Starship's second flight test. A two-hour launch window opens at 7:00 am CT → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/4t3AfRke8h
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 15, 2023
The flight plan is as shown below. If everything goes according to plan, it will fly for 90 minutes after launch and splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
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