SpaceX's next Starship prototype will try a 60,000-foot return flight
Jon Fingas - Associate Editor - September 13, 2020
Jon Fingas - Associate Editor - September 13, 2020
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SpaceX Starship prototype nosecone
SpaceX is nearly done with Для просмотра ссылки Войдиили Зарегистрируйся. Elon Musk has Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся (via Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся) that the company’s SN8 Starship prototype should be finished in “about a week,” and will conduct Starship’s first high-altitude flight. After static fire tests and checkouts, SpaceX will attempt a 60,000-foot return trip with the rocket.
The machine will also have flaps and a nosecone, Musk said. Recent “tin can” prototypes like SN5 and SN6 have had a simulated weight on top instead of a real nosecone, and haven’t had flaps to steer flight.
It’s not certain just when SN8 will make its first flight. That could take a while depending on the success of ground tests. SpaceX first asked for permission to conduct a high-altitude flight Для просмотра ссылки Войдиили Зарегистрируйся.
Whenever the flight happens, it will represent an important milestone for SpaceX. Starship is the Для просмотра ссылки Войдиили Зарегистрируйся now that Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся appears to be a success. While 60,000ft is far from space (that starts at roughly 62 miles), reaching such altitude would show that Starship is viable for more than brief jumps. It would also represent one of the last major steps before Starship reaches orbit and, eventually, fulfils SpaceX’s dreams of Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся and Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся.

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SpaceX Starship prototype nosecone
SpaceX is nearly done with Для просмотра ссылки Войди
The machine will also have flaps and a nosecone, Musk said. Recent “tin can” prototypes like SN5 and SN6 have had a simulated weight on top instead of a real nosecone, and haven’t had flaps to steer flight.
It’s not certain just when SN8 will make its first flight. That could take a while depending on the success of ground tests. SpaceX first asked for permission to conduct a high-altitude flight Для просмотра ссылки Войди
Whenever the flight happens, it will represent an important milestone for SpaceX. Starship is the Для просмотра ссылки Войди

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