Starship Flight 9: SpaceX Gears up for Launch Week

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SpaceX will attempt to launch its Starship megarocket on a key test flight Tuesday, months after two launches both failed when the upper-stage vehicle exploded and rained debris over the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Caribbean. Tuesday’s uncrewed launch — Starship’s ninth test flight — is set to blast off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, during a launch window that opens at 7:30 p.m. ET. The 400-foot-tall Starship is the most powerful…

Starship Flight 9: SpaceX gears up for launch week

Tomorrow SpaceX will attempt its next Starship suborbital flight test dubbed Starship Flight 9. The mission is once again a repeat of the previous two and plans to hopefully solve the problems that plagued Flight 7 and Flight 8 earlier this year. more…

SpaceX mounts Flight 9 Starship onto the OLM, shares the landing plan, and stunning views ahead of launch - Tesla Oracle

Yesterday evening, SpaceX moved the Flight 9 Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy booster to the Starbase launch site. The preparations to launch a Starship prototype into space for the ninth time are in full swing at SpaceX’s Starbase city in Texas. Earlier this month, Elon Musk’s rocket and spaceship launch company performed final tests to verify the launch-readiness of the Flight 9 Starship (Ship 35). After these tests and data validation,…

FAA approves new SpaceX launch after Flight 8 disaster

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given Elon Musk’s SpaceX permission to proceed with the launch of Flight 9. In a statement published on May 22, the regulator said that SpaceX “implemented all corrective actions” in response to the mishap seen during Flight 8 in March. “With the Starship vehicle return to flight determination, Starship Flight 9 is authorized for launch,” the FAA said in a statement. “The FAA finds SpaceX meets all o…

Spacex prepares for a new Starship flight this Tuesday after failures - Global Happenings

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized last week the return of the rocket Starshipfrom the Spacexto flight tests. The release occurs after two consecutive failures of the ship this year and predicts that the ninth experimental release will be held on Tuesday (27) in Texas. The agency has determined a series of adjustments and significantly expanded the air exclusion zone, which now reaches part of the Caribbean. Live release broadc…