SpaceX Reschedules Starship Launch After Cancelling Previous Day
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
SpaceX announced that the twelfth test flight of Starship could take place this Friday, May 22, from Starbase in South Texas. The launch window will open at 5:30 PM Central Time. Elon Musk explained that the suspension of Thursday's scheduled flight was due to a failure in a hydraulic component responsible for securing the launch tower arm. Now, with this setback resolved, SpaceX will attempt to debut the new generation of Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, along with a new version of the Raptor engine and a redesigned launch platform. The main objective of the flight will be to test several modifications and redesigns aimed at achieving rapid and complete reusability of the system under real conditions. During the mission, the Super Heavy booster will attempt to successfully complete the stages of launch, ascent, separation, return ignition, and landing at a maritime point in the Gulf of Mexico. Since this is the first flight of this redesigned version, the booster will not attempt to return to the platform for capture. This twelfth Starship launch is considered one of the most important as it involves the new Starship V3 version, described as the largest and most powerful spacecraft built to date. Among its objectives are the deployment of 20 Starlink simulators and two modified satellites that will test technologies planned for the next generation of Starlink V3. The company will also evaluate the performance of Starship's thermal shield using sensors and images transmitted from space. The live broadcast can be followed on Telemundo 40's digital platforms.
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