Starship’s first test flight will be attempted again on Thursday, after it was postponed at the last minute due to a technical problem on Monday. This rocket developed by SpaceX is designed to travel to the moon and Mars.
The new launch window will open at 8:28 a.m. Thursday for just over an hour, the company reported. The launch of this giant will happen from Starbase, the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas.
The first test flight was postponed due to a pressure problem in the drive stage.
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said a pressure valve appeared to be frozen, forcing the 8:20 launch to be delayed.
“We expect at least 48 hours before we can try this test flight again.pointed out a SpaceX employee in a live video broadcast from the company.
Teams work towards Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy missile → https://t.co/bG5tsCUanp pic.twitter.com/umcqhJCGai
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2023
Musk had said at an event on the Twitter Spaces network on Sunday that “it is a very risky flight”. “It’s the first launch of a very complex and gigantic rocket,” he said.
“There are a million ways this rocket could fail. We are going to be very careful and if we see something that worries us, we will postpone it,” he had advanced.
With a test like this, success is measured by how much we can learn, which will inform and improve the chances of success going forward as SpaceX continues to rapidly advance Starship development. pic.twitter.com/2tf4jx3qRL
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2023
Mini spaceship with flame!https://t.co/VGKHyaikTd
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 17, 2023
Source: Eluniverso

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