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Starship is go for launch: Musk’s SpaceX gets nod for 1st orbital flight of future Mars vehicle appeared on www.indiatoday.in by India Today Science Desk.
By India Today Science Desk: SpaceX has finally received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the maiden launch of its future Mars spacecraft Starship Super Heavy. The Elon Musk-led aerospace giant is targeting Monday for the maiden orbital test flight of the spacecraft.
“Targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas,” SpaceX said in a tweet.
The spacecraft is expected to launch on its maiden orbital flight at 5:30 pm IST on Monday.
The maiden orbital flight is aimed at testing the technology, which comprises a reusable rocket that is aimed at fast turnaround time for future crewed missions to Moon and then on to Mars.
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The test mission will mark the first launch of SpaceX’s fully-stacked, 394-foot tall Starship rocket system, consisting of a Starship rocket sitting atop a “Super Heavy” first-stage booster with 33 rocket engines.
SpaceX team has completed multiple sub-orbital flight tests of Starship’s upper stage from Starbase, successfully demonstrating an unprecedented approach to controlled flight. The company in a statement said that ” These flight tests helped validate the vehicle’s design, proving Starship can fly through the subsonic phase of entry before re-lighting its engines and flipping itself to a vertical configuration for landing.”
The spacecraft will be powered by a reusable Super Heavy rocket and, together, it will be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry in excess of 100 metric tonnes to Earth orbit. The Super Heavy booster will attempt a landing in Texas near its launch site. SpaceX says Starship will be a fully reusable transportation system to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
SpaceX, which has been known for developing reusable rockets, has also constructed the world’s tallest rocket launch and catch tower. Nearly 500 feet tall, the launch and catch tower is designed to support vehicle integration, launch, and catch of the Super Heavy rocket booster.
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