Does anyone have information about when SpaceX will attempt a full
Starship launch?
Does anyone have information about when SpaceX will attempt a full Starship launch? Where are they with those 75 actions needed to get their launch licence? In July, Musk was saying that a launch vehicle was to be ready within a few weeks. So is there a Starship ready just waiting for its launch licence?
I know that SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc has a contract with SpaceX for delivery of its Superbird-9 satellite on a Starship launcher in 2024. But there should be some earlier test launches.
Just this Sunday, Alain Fournier puzzled about:
Does anyone have information about when SpaceX will attempt a full
Starship launch? Where are they with those 75 actions needed to get
their launch licence? In July, Musk was saying that a launch vehicle
was to be ready within a few weeks. So is there a Starship ready just
waiting for its launch licence?
No. Starship 24 has done a static fire of all 6 engines. Booster 7 has done a static fire of at least 3 engines (1 in all 3 rings) and spin
prime tests of at least 7 engines. End of October for a launch test is thought to be possible but only if no hiccups occur in the rest of the
ground testing.
I know that SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc has a contract with SpaceX
for delivery of its Superbird-9 satellite on a Starship launcher in
2024. But there should be some earlier test launches.
I expect to see several launches in 2023. Ships 25 and 26 will be ready
by January, and Booster 8 before then, and McGregor is being kept busy testing Raptor 2's. Rings to build more Starships and more Boosters
are plentiful.
Expect to see more design changes. Starship flaps will likely be a
visible change to be seen sometime after 26.
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