SpaceX sets date for Starship test that asks: Did we break anything in the upgrade?
May 19 launch will put redesigned rocket, pad, and engines through their paces
SpaceX has named the earliest date for thenext Starship launch – May 19.
The company has already completed a WetDress Rehearsal (WDR) so the next step is to crossfingers and launch the stainless steel behemoth.
The launch window for the 12th flighttest of Starship opens at 5:30 pm CT, and, as with previous test flights, thevehicle will be on a suborbital trajectory. The launch, from an entirely new pad, will be the first of SpaceX'sthird-generation Starship and will validate that there have been no inadvertentregressions.
Raptor 3 engines power the Starship and Super Heavy Booster. On the booster,SpaceX has reduced the number of grid fins used during recovery from four tothree, increased their size by 50 percent, and added a new catch point, althoughthere are no plans to catch the booster on the next flight – it...
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