UM-Bot Posted April 5, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Elon Musk's flagship spacecraft could be going into space within days, according to recent reports. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/365731/spacex-could-launch-starships-first-orbital-test-flight-next-week 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted April 5, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Clearly an event that nobody should miss ! Marvelous flight or giant explosion guaranteed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 5, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Jon the frog said: Marvelous flight or giant explosion guaranteed. A giant explosion in flight would be spectacular, and no doubt, SpaceX would learn from it before their next launch attempt. A giant explosion on, or close, to the launch pad would not be a good thing. SpaceX has estimated that scenario would set them back 6 months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted April 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 6, 2023 ‘Orbital test flight’ - especially in relation to SpaceX, leaves a lot to interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 6, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 6, 2023 43 minutes ago, Timothy said: ‘Orbital test flight’ - especially in relation to SpaceX, leaves a lot to interpretation. In what way exactly? The plan is to test the Super Heavy booster and Starship by flying the Starship into orbit. I'm not sure what other interpretation there is other than orbital test flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted April 6, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: In what way exactly? The plan is to test the Super Heavy booster and Starship by flying the Starship into orbit. I'm not sure what other interpretation there is other than orbital test flight. You know as well as anyone that anything Musk says is highly open to interpretation. Edited April 6, 2023 by Timothy Typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 6, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 6, 2023 37 minutes ago, Timothy said: You know as well as anyone that anything Musk says is highly open to interpretation. I am no fan of Musk, however your post is total nonsense. A U.S. company requires a licence from the FAA in order to carry out a rocket launch (even Rocket Lab launches from New Zealand). This licence requires the launch operator to stipulate a flight plan for the mission. The FAA is very strict about this. In 2021 they grounded Virgin Galactic for a month after a flight carrying Richard Branson slightly deviated from the agreed flight path. So it's not open to interpretation it's regulated by U.S. law. The Starship flight will at least attempt to follow the mission plan, any failure to do so (as well as any spectacular explosions) will lead to an FAA mishap investigation and a withholding of launch licence for further flights until the FAA is satisfied. Here is a link to the FAA page on Starship: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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