SpaceX set to launch next Starship Megarocket after failing twice
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is set to launch for a test flight on Tuesday from the company's Starbase facility near a Southern Texas village. This comes after the last two expeditions ended up in flames, where the upper stage of the rocket caught fire and sent debris raining down over the Caribbean islands.
The explosion is attributed to a hardware failure inside one of the central engines. Since then, SpaceX has taken measures to improve its rocket systems.
They have adopted a more aggressive testing approach, but also acknowledged that progress will not always 'come in leaps'.
The Starship Megarocket is around 123 metres tall and is the largest and most powerful vehicle ever built, and is seen as the culmination of Elon Musk's space aspirations.
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is also anticipating the launch of Starship in order to use it as the crew lander for Artemis 3, aimed at bringing Americans back to the moon.
The Wall Street Journal reports that SpaceX also has ambitions for a mission to Mars next year.
On a positive note, SpaceX can now successfully catch the Super Heavy first-stage booster in its giant robotic arms located at its launch tower. This will considerably save resources and reduce costs.
SpaceX is also set to deploy mockups of its Starlink internet satellite, which will burn up in the atmosphere.
The airspace closure zone has been doubled to 1,600 nautical miles east of the launch site as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA will be coordinating with authorities in Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, the UK, and the British-controlled Turks and Caicos Islands.
Conservation groups have warned that the expansion could harm sea turtles and shorebirds while the FAA has overruled the concerns.
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