SpaceX’s Starship Flight 3 launch could happen soon
Elon Musk
SpaceX’s next Starship has passed a critical refuelling test, setting the stage for a much-anticipated third launch attempt of the world’s largest rocket.
The stainless steel Starship rocket and its super-heavy booster, which together stand 400 feet (122 metres) tall, were filled with over 10 million pounds of liquid methane and liquid oxygen fuel during the recent dress rehearsal at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in southern Texas.
Hey there! Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, just announced that Starship Flight 3 is getting ready to launch! I saw some amazing photos on X (formerly Twitter) of the propellant test that took place on 4 March. How cool is that? And if that wasn’t enough, SpaceX also shared a series of stunning photos from the fueling test on X. Did you know that the Starship and Super Heavy booster are designed to be the world’s most powerful and fully reusable rocket?
I wanted to share some exciting news with you. And if that wasn’t enough, SpaceX also shared a series of stunning photos from the fueling test on X. Did you know that the Starship and Super Heavy booster are designed to be the world’s most powerful and fully reusable rocket? And if that wasn’t enough, SpaceX also shared a series of stunning photos from the fueling test on X. Did you know that the Starship and Super Heavy booster are designed to be the world’s most powerful and fully reusable rocket? They can carry up to 165 tonnes (150 metric tons) into orbit! Great news! NASA has chosen Starship to transport its next astronauts to the Moon as the Artemis 3 lunar lander in 2026. To make this happen, SpaceX needs to successfully complete at least one near-orbit flight with the Starship.
Although the company faced some challenges during its first two test flights in April and November 2023, Elon Musk recently stated that SpaceX’s third Starship test flight could launch in early March. However, the company is still awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the upcoming flight.
Hi there! I wanted to let you know that the FAA recently finished an investigation into SpaceX’s Starship Flight 2 test, which unfortunately resulted in two explosions. I hope you’re doing well. The first explosion happened 3.5 minutes after liftoff of the Super Heavy booster, followed by the Starship vehicle exploding eight minutes into the flight at a maximum altitude of 91 miles (148 kilometres).
The FAA identified 17 corrective actions that SpaceX must address before the next Starship launch. Hey there! Just wanted to let you know that SpaceX is making some improvements to their Starship vehicle and Super Heavy Booster. They’re making ten fixes to the Starship and seven to the Super Heavy Booster. We hope they can resolve this issue soon!
Unfortunately, there was an incident with the Flight 2 Super Heavy booster on 26 February. According to a statement released by SpaceX, one of the 33 Raptor engines ‘energetically failed’ after stage separation, causing the booster to explode over the Gulf of Mexico. It’s believed that a blocked filter in a liquid oxygen line caused the failure.
“SpaceX has made hardware changes to improve propellant filtration capabilities and refined operations to increase reliability,” according to a statement from the company.
It seems like the Flight 2 Starship vehicle unfortunately experienced a leak in its aft section during a planned venting of liquid oxygen, which caused a “combustion event and subsequent fires that led to a loss of communication between the spacecraft’s flight computers.”
SpaceX has made some hardware changes to improve leak reduction, fire protection, and refine operations associated with the propellant vent to increase reliability. Additionally, the company has moved from a hydraulic steering system for the vehicle’s Raptor engines to an entirely electric system to remove potential sources of flammability.
Hey there! I wanted to let you know that in early February, SpaceX transported its Flight 3 Starship and Super Heavy booster vehicles separately to the Starbase launch pad. I hope you’re doing well. The vehicles were then stacked for flight on Feb. 13, with Starship on top of the Super Heavy booster.
Original article on the website www.space.com
