SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen “within days”, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the launch
SpaceX has had a Starship ready and waiting for its fifth test flight since August, and now the company claims that it could launch as soon as this weekend.Starship is the most powerful rocket to fly. SpaceX aims to develop it into a rapidly reusable vehicle that can take large payloads into orbit, land back on Earth and launch another mission within hours.
But the FAA has also issued a warning to pilots that a rocket launch could take place in the Boca Chica area between 13 October and 19 October. Neither the US Coast Guard nor the FAA responded toOne possibility is that SpaceX is announcing a launch date to put pressure on the FAA to approve it.
“Unfortunately, instead of focusing resources on critical safety analysis and collaborating on rational safeguards to protect both the public and the environment, the licensing process has been repeatedly derailed by issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd,” said the post.But the FAA doesn’t work on the timescales that SpaceX is pushing for.
Test flight 2 on 18 November 2023 got further, gaining enough altitude that the first and second stages separated as planned. But as the first stage rotated to begin its slowdown and landing procedure, it exploded. The second stage successfully continued to an altitude of about 149 kilometres, passing thethat is often deemed to mark the beginning of space.
Test flight 3 on 14 March 2024 was at least a partial success as it reached space, carried out fuel transfer tests and travelled further and faster than ever before. But the craft failed to make its scheduled soft landing after losing attitude control mid-flight.on 6 June this year was the most successful so far, with Starship reaching orbit at an altitude of over 200 kilometres and travelling at more than 27,000 kilometres per hour.
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