Looks like SpaceX is ready for the third testflight of Starship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97GOcZ0 ... cwNFyUPe-w
Starship.... "ENGAGE!"
Starship ready for launch
Re: Starship ready for launch
Actually no, I don´t think so.
The launch went perfectly, the hot staging and relighting of the vacuum engines went well. I think where it went wrong was that there was a rest atmosphere in the ship when it opened the bay doors, you can see it in the footage and if I remember the space shuttle had the same problems the first time as well. After which it seemed to corkscrew and then it hit the atmosphere ass-down instead of the "belly-flop" The fascinating part was the beginning of the plasma field around the ship as it reentered at an excess of 20.000 kmh. The usual blackout did not happen even when you could see the plasma burning around the hull. Starship is so big it punched a hole in the atmosphere and the starlink signals could be transmitted.
So, they will get there and let´s face it, seeing this is our childhood scifi dreams of the sixties come to life.
The launch went perfectly, the hot staging and relighting of the vacuum engines went well. I think where it went wrong was that there was a rest atmosphere in the ship when it opened the bay doors, you can see it in the footage and if I remember the space shuttle had the same problems the first time as well. After which it seemed to corkscrew and then it hit the atmosphere ass-down instead of the "belly-flop" The fascinating part was the beginning of the plasma field around the ship as it reentered at an excess of 20.000 kmh. The usual blackout did not happen even when you could see the plasma burning around the hull. Starship is so big it punched a hole in the atmosphere and the starlink signals could be transmitted.
So, they will get there and let´s face it, seeing this is our childhood scifi dreams of the sixties come to life.
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Re: Starship ready for launch
Thanks for your explanation. Yesterday, I heard it was lost.
This morning, I watched a more extensive view which said the firing of the rocket itself was a success. So trial and error like all advancements.
This morning, I watched a more extensive view which said the firing of the rocket itself was a success. So trial and error like all advancements.