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The third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as Thursday March 14, pending regulatory approval → Starship Flight 3
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff. As is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change.
Starship’s second flight test achieved a number of major milestones and provided invaluable data to continue rapidly developing Starship. Each of these flight tests continue to be just that: a test. They aren’t occurring in a lab or on a test stand, but are putting flight hardware in a flight environment to maximize learning.
The third flight test aims to build on what we’ve learned from previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives, including the successful ascent burn of both stages, opening and closing Starship’s payload door, a propellant transfer demonstration during the upper stage’s coast phase, the first ever re-light of a Raptor engine while in space, and a controlled reentry of Starship. It will also fly a new trajectory, with Starship targeted to splashdown in the Indian Ocean. This new flight path enables us to attempt new techniques like in-space engine burns while maximizing public safety.
This rapid iterative development approach has been the basis for all of SpaceX’s major innovative advancements, including Falcon, Dragon, and Starlink. Recursive improvement is essential as we work to build a fully reusable transportation system capable of carrying both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and ultimately travel to Mars and beyond.
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Flight 3 Details
Source: SpaceX
Source: SpaceX
A NOTMAR (Notice to Mariners) was released for March 14th indicating the following launch window:
12:00 ➣ 16:00 UTC
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12:00 ➣ 16:00 UTC
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As part of the continued preparations for the 3rd flight of Starship, SpaceX performed another test of the water deluge system at Starbase
Source: @ENNEPS
Source: @ENNEPS
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Almost a week after Crew-8 arrived at the Space Station, Dragon and the Crew-7 astronauts are set to depart on Monday, March 11 → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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#Crew7 is set to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico at 5:50am ET (0950 UTC) on Tuesday, March 12—and you could see Dragon as it reenters Earth's atmosphere!
Check out where and when the spacecraft will be visible, then join us for live reentry coverage starting at 4:30am ET.
https://www.youtube.com/live/PJAUetG6C2E
Source: RT @NASA
Check out where and when the spacecraft will be visible, then join us for live reentry coverage starting at 4:30am ET.
https://www.youtube.com/live/PJAUetG6C2E
Source: RT @NASA
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Dragon splashed down successfully. Welcome back to Earth, AstroJaws, Astro Andreas, Astro Satoshi, and Kostya!
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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Evolution of Starbase:
Source: @starship2619487
Source: @starship2619487
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