The company led by Elon Musk will launch a new test flight of its next-generation rocket. The launch will be broadcast live via streaming.
After obtaining the signature of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, in English) for the launch, Elon Musk prepares today for a key day. Your space exploration company, SpaceXwill launch a new test flight of its rocket Starship that promises to boost space missions.
The aircraft is scheduled to take off from 7:00 in the morning in Argentina, in which it will be a two-hour launch window. This will be the fourth test flight of the rocket, which has already managed to reach the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere on previous occasions but He was unable to successfully complete his descent.
SpaceX: a key launch
This Thursday is the fourth Starship launchthe aircraft created by the SpaceX company, owned by South African tycoon Elon Musk. The experimental ship will seek to reach space and then land in the ocean.
The importance of takeoff lies in several points. This is the fourth version of the rocket, which was established as the largest in history: when fully assembled, the aircraft measures 122 meters high and has 33 Raptor engines from its first stage.
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“Because of his size and capacity to carry scientific instruments even to deep space, Starship will enable a whole new class of scientific missions“Musk said months ago, through his X account.
With this development, SpaceX’s short-term goals are; supply cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station ; provide transportation and seating for private clients; and fly Starlink satellites and payloads for other customers aboard their Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy rockets.
But it’s not just Musk’s eyes that are on the launch. The POT will also be closely following the historic takeoff since the company is part of the program Artemiswhere the United States Aerospace Exploration Administration select different private businesses to jointly develop the aircraft that will take the Artemis 3 astronauts to the south pole of the Moon in 2026.
In addition, NASA also plans reach mars by 2030. Along these lines, Musk stressed on more than one occasion that founded SpaceX in 2002 mainly to help the humanity to colonize Mars.
For now, on this occasion, SpaceX will focus on “demonstrate the ability to return and reuse Starship and Super Heavy. The main objectives will be to execute a soft landing and splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico with the Super Heavy propellant and achieve a controlled entry of Starship,” according to an official statement published by the company.
Source: Ambito
