Tag: Starship Integrated Flight Test 2
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SpaceX poised for ‘mid-November’ launch of second Starship test flight
Aerial view of the fully stacked Starship vehicle at Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2023. Image: SpaceX. More than half a year after its first flight, SpaceX believes it’s on the cusp of getting to launch its Starship rocket for a second time. On Friday afternoon, the company updated its website to announce that the…
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FAA concludes SpaceX Starship safety review, continues environmental review
SpaceX’s Starship rocket stands fully stacked near the shoreline of Texas at its Starbase facility on Oct. 20, 2023. On Oct. 31, the FAA said it concluded its safety review ahead of its second test flight. Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s highly anticipated second test flight of its Starship super heavy lift rocket is one step closer…
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SpaceX battles regulatory process that could hold up Starship test flight for months
SpaceX’s Starship rocket after Ship 25 was restacked on top of Booster 9 on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The rocket was unstacked the following day. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 19: Added comment from the Federal Aviation Administration. Update Oct. 18: Added date that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received the final biological assessment from the Federal…
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SpaceX battles regulatory process that could hold up Starship test flight for months
SpaceX’s Starship rocket after Ship 25 was restacked on top of Booster 9 on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The rocket was unstacked the following day. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 19: Added comment from the Federal Aviation Administration. Update Oct. 18: Added date that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received the final biological assessment from the Federal…
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Musk declares Starship is ready for its second test flight, following stacking
Aerial view of the fully stacked Starship vehicle at Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2023. Image: SpaceX. Story updated with information confirmed to Spaceflight Now by the Federal Aviation Administration on Sept. 7, 2023. Another SpaceX Starship rocket stands fully integrated against the South Texas horizon and company-founder Elon Musk said from his perspective, they’re…