SpaceX Prepares for New Starship Test Flight
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
SpaceX is gearing up for the twelfth test flight of Starship this Thursday, May 21, from Starbase. The launch window will open at 5:30 PM Central Time. The company announced that this mission will mark the debut of the new generation of Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, along with a new version of the Raptor engine and a redesigned launch platform. According to SpaceX, the main objective of the flight is to test several modifications and redesigns aimed at achieving rapid and complete reusability of the system under real conditions for the first time. 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 America. Since this is the first flight of this redesigned version, the booster will not attempt to return to the platform for capture. Meanwhile, the upper stage of Starship will aim to accomplish several objectives in space and during atmospheric reentry, including the deployment of 20 Starlink simulators and two modified satellites that will test technologies planned for the next generation of Starlink V3. The live broadcast will begin approximately 45 minutes before liftoff on Telemundo 4's digital platforms.
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