Starship is stacked and ready to make its second launch attempt (arstechnica.com)

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"Asked for an update on the progress of this regulatory approval, an FAA spokesman said Wednesday morning that additional information may be provided soon."

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[-] weew@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

betting time! Will it be able to:

pass the launch tower?
get through MaxQ? <-- the high score so far
Properly separate stages? (hot staging this time!)
get to orbital velocity?
complete its partial orbit?
survive re-entry forces?
hit the specified "landing" zone? 7b. Will the booster hit its landing zone?

wildcard: will the self destruct work properly this time?

[-] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

I'm a simple man, I just want hot staging

[-] clothes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think it'll reach separation (3), but too many engines will have shutdown to reach orbital velocity(4). Self destruct will be beautiful and immediate this time.

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