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SpaceX's Starhopper 150-Meter Test... Scrubbed for Monday; Try Again Tuesday at Same Time [Updated]

posted by takyon on Monday August 26 2019, @10:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the live-it-was-but-not-now dept.

[Update 20190827_002701 UTC: According to Elon Musk on Twitter:

Igniters need to be inspected. We will try again tomorrow same time.

In another tweet he explained:

Raptor uses dual redundant torch igniters. Better long-term, but more finicky in development.

See also: updated stories at Ars Technica and CNET.

Original story follows. --martyb]

Starhopper test live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhjyz183poo

See also: SpaceX's Starhopper cleared by FAA for second and final flight test as locals urged to exit homes
LIVESTREAM: SpaceX Starhopper 150 meter test flight in Boca Chica, TX

upstart writes:

Submitted via IRC for Bytram

How SpaceX plans to move Starship from Cocoa site to Kennedy Space Center

Starship will enter Kennedy Space Center by water next to the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launchpad 39A, according to a recently-released NASA environmental impact report.

That so-called "turn basin" is where other large rocket components have arrived at KSC by barge, including the Space Shuttle's external fuel tanks that were built in Louisiana. At 180 feet in height, Starship will be slightly taller and wider than the shuttle's orange fuel tanks.

SpaceX has not disclosed what type of flight tests the Starship prototype will undergo once it arrives at Kennedy Space Center.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Monday August 26 2019, @11:17PM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday August 26 2019, @11:17PM (#885850) Journal

    Yeah, the world known as Mars.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @11:32PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 26 2019, @11:32PM (#885855)

    I expect the next Mars mission to be building a Supercharger station.

    His car is already there, with 'Starman' looking for a parking spot.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 27 2019, @12:13AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 27 2019, @12:13AM (#885865)

      The starman tesla missed the Mars insertion orbit and has a 33% chance of slamming into Earth in ~100 years.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 27 2019, @04:50AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 27 2019, @04:50AM (#885948)

        And 67% chance of burning up in orbit when its battery pack catches fire.