US EditionMusk's Focus Shift Needed for SpaceX and Tesla Success
- SpaceX is scheduled to launch its ninth Starship test flight on Tuesday at 6:30 pm from its Starbase facility near the newly designated city of Starbase, Texas.
- This flight follows two previous tests that ended in upper stage explosions and debris falling over Caribbean islands, raising pressure on SpaceX to succeed this time.
- The upcoming flight will mark SpaceX’s first reuse of a Super Heavy booster, but rather than attempting to catch it, the booster will be allowed to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico while the upper stage aims for a recovery in the Indian Ocean.
- The FAA authorized the launch while expanding the restricted airspace near the site to about 1,600 nautical miles and approved raising the yearly number of Starship launches from five to 25, despite opposition from environmental groups concerned about wildlife impacts.
- SpaceX is intensifying its focus on Starship by shifting staff and assets to speed up development, targeting readiness for a Mars mission potentially by 2026.
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Elon Musk to Address SpaceX Workers Ahead of Key Starship Launch
As Elon Musk pulls back from his political work in the US government, the SpaceX chief is turning his attention back to his rocket company, planning an all-hands-style X livestream to discuss his long-term goal of sending humans to Mars.
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