29 SpaceX’s preparations for Starship Flight 5 continue to focus on replacing Ship 30’s heat shield, while crews prepare to deploy Booster 12 for a static fire this coming week. Meanwhile, long-term planning revolves around the construction of Pad B at the launch site. Orbital Launch Platform B SpaceX is busy building Orbital Launch Pad … Read more
14 The Starship program is testing with a possible tower capture in mind for the system’s next flight, a goal that seems more within reach after Flight 4’s successful soft landing on the ocean. In addition to a booster test section – Booster 14.1 – that will move to the orbital launch pad, a second … Read more
WASHINGTON – As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, the company is also working to scale up facilities in Texas to build and launch these vehicles. SpaceX completed a wet dress rehearsal on May 20 of the vehicle that will perform its fourth integrated test flight, filling the vehicle with propellants and going … Read more
16 SpaceX is gearing up for Flight 4. The start of full-stack testing on Thursday resulted in a partial propellant load, which will be followed by a full Wet Dress Rerhasal in the coming days. In addition to preparing for the next flight, SpaceX is making progress on its future ambitions, with a second tower … Read more