SpaceX Cleared for Starship Flight 9 Launch After FAA Safety Review

SpaceX Cleared for Starship Flight 9 Launch After FAA Safety Review

The FAA has given SpaceX the green light to launch Starship Flight 9 following a full safety review of the March 6 Flight 8 anomaly. The upcoming launch is set for no earlier than May 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT from Starbase, Texas. Notably, SpaceX will reuse the Super Heavy booster from Flight 7. Due to debris from earlier missions, the FAA has expanded the flight’s hazard zone to 1,600 nautical miles to ensure public and airspace safety. Starship rem…

SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but misses key targets

The ninth integrated test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster avoided previous issues but encountered new ones as the company aims to ramp up launches this year. Let’s begin with the good. Flight 9 marked the first time SpaceX used a previously flown Super Heavy booster, which was caught back at theContinue reading "SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but misses key targets" The post SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but misses key …

SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit But Misses Key Targets

The ninth integrated test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster avoided previous issues but encountered new ones as the company aims to ramp up launches this year. Let’s begin with the good. Flight 9 marked the first time SpaceX used a previously flown Super Heavy booster, which was caught back at the launch pad by a pair of giant metal chopsticks in January and refurbished for Tuesday’s mission. The Starship upper stage als…