SpaceX launched its Starship SN11 prototype from Boca Chica on Tuesday morning, only to see the vehicle crash like its predecessors SN8, SN9 and SN10. It is not entirely clear what precisely went wrong because the vehicle was launched in a thick fog that enveloped the coastal launch site in south Texas. Using onboard cameras, SpaceX’s website showed SN11 reaching 10 km as it gradually shut off all three engines. […]
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“Starship SN9”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has provided more information on SpaceX’s SN8 launch in December and the delay in issuing a license for the SN9 flight conducted yesterday. Basically, the agency says SpaceX proceeded with the December launch without approval, but it is not fining the company for the violation. FAA Statement on Starship SN8 Launch Regarding the SpaceX Starship SN8 launch in December 2020, the company proceeded with the […]
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (SpaceX PR) — On Tuesday, February 2, Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completed SpaceX’s second high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype from our site in Cameron County, Texas. Similar to the high-altitude flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8), SN9 was powered through ascent by three Raptor engines, each shutting down in sequence prior to the vehicle reaching apogee – approximately 10 kilometers in altitude. SN9 successfully performed a […]
SpaceX’s Starship SN9 rocket finally flew from Boca Chica in Texas on Tuesday, reaching an altitude of 10 km (6.2 miles) before pancaking into the ground in a gigantic fireball just like its predecessor, Starship SN8, did back in December. It appeared that one of two rocket engines that were supposed to fire as the rocket reoriented itself for landing failed to ignite. The rocket then plunged into the ground […]
Tuesday, February 2 Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2.1bPayload: Lotus S-1 signal intelligence satelliteLaunch Time: 3:45 a.m. EST (2045 UTC)Launch Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome NET Tuesday, February 2 Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Starship SN9Mission: Flight TestLaunch Time: TBDLaunch Site: Boca Chica, Texas Flight date depends upon completion of review and the issuing of a launch license by Federal Aviation Administration. Wednesday, February 3 Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9Payloads: 60 Starlink broadband satellitesLaunch Time: 5:57 a.m. […]