Seventh test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Fully reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
See DetailsThe Superheavy booster No. 14 will attempt returning back to the launch pad via catching at Starbase.
Landing Attempt ConfirmedShip 33 (S33) is the 2nd stage vehicle to be used for the seventh Starship flight test. It is also the first "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and new designed forward flaps, among other enhancements.
Starship DetailsSpace Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
INFO WIKIThree weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and is preparing to… The post Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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