During this test flight, Starship will carry no payloads.

“Asked for an update on the progress of this regulatory approval, an FAA spokesman said Wednesday morning that additional information may be provided soon.”

  • @weew@lemmy.caEnglish
    15•1 year ago

    betting time! Will it be able to:

    1. pass the launch tower?
    2. get through MaxQ? <– the high score so far
    3. Properly separate stages? (hot staging this time!)
    4. get to orbital velocity?
    5. complete its partial orbit?
    6. survive re-entry forces?
    7. hit the specified “landing” zone? 7b. Will the booster hit its landing zone?

    wildcard: will the self destruct work properly this time?

    • @clothes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      I think it’ll reach separation (3), but too many engines will have shutdown to reach orbital velocity(4). Self destruct will be beautiful and immediate this time.