3 posts tagged ‘Starship’
New ship, new year: SpaceX to deploy model Starlink satellites on next Starship launch
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SpaceX is significantly upping the ante of its Starship test flight program, with the next rocket launch expected to demonstrate payload deployment for the first time. The payload in question will be 10 Starlink “simulators” that will be similar in size and weight to the next-gen satellites SpaceX plans to use Starship to deploy in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How to watch SpaceX launch Starship for a second time live
In less than 24 hours, SpaceX will attempt to launch Starship to space for the second time. The official launch window opens at 7:00 AM CST on Saturday and lasts for just 20 minutes — and no, that’s not a typo. SpaceX will start its live webcast tomorrow around 35 minutes prior to liftoff and […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Musk: SpaceX now aiming for Saturday for Starship’s second flight test
SpaceX has officially pushed back the second orbital flight test of Starship by one day to Saturday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X. Rumors about the push-back started to swirl after onsite news organizations, like NASASpaceflight, observed a massive crawler crane headed to the launch site. That machine is used to stack (and destack) Starship, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.