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technology1 month ago•8 min saved

Starship nails pristine splashdown, eyes orbital leap and tower catch

SpaceX’s 13th Starship test ended with a near-perfect, intact splashdown in the Indian Ocean and the company is preparing for an orbital flight that could see the vehicle caught by the launch tower; engineers are prioritizing heat-shield data after surviving reentry with 18,000 tiles, while Starlink V3 satellites were deployed and burned up during the mission, signaling progress toward orbital missions and related refueling and Artemis-era goals.

via Ars Technica|

#heat-shield #orbital-flight #spacex

space1 month ago•14 min saved

SpaceX scrubs Starship Flight 13 launch after engine ignition hiccup

SpaceX scrubbed Starship Flight 13 at T-0 after some Raptors failed to ignite, triggering an automatic launch abort; the next attempt is expected in a few days. Flight 13 is a suborbital test of Starship V3 carrying 20 functioning Starlink V3 satellites to validate deployment, solar arrays, antennas, and comms tests ahead of future orbital missions.

via SpaceNews|

#raptor-engines #space #spacex

space2 months ago•9 min saved

SpaceX readies Starship 13 for suborbital test with real Starlink V3s

SpaceX is preparing Starship’s 13th full-scale test flight, a roughly hour-long suborbital mission from Starbase, Texas, set for Thursday. This flight will carry 20 functioning Starlink V3 satellites in Starship’s cargo bay to test laser communications and interoperability with the Starlink network, while also evaluating heat‑shield tile attachments and load-sensing tiles. The mission also updates Raptor engine relight reliability and booster flip timing after May’s earlier test. If successful, the flight would move SpaceX closer to an orbital mission and potential future Starlink deployments.

via Ars Technica|

#heat-shield #raptor-engine #space