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SpaceX's First Orbital Test Flight of Starship Imminent [Scrubbed]

posted by takyon on Monday April 17, @12:15PM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_orbital_test_flight

The Starship Orbital Flight Test is the planned first spaceflight of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. The planned launch site is Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX plans on using Starship prototypes Ship 24 (second stage) and Booster 7 (first stage). The Starship second stage will enter a transatmospheric Earth orbit with a negative Earth perigee, allowing Ship 24 to reenter the atmosphere after completing most of one orbit without having to restart its engines for a deorbit maneuver. The earliest launch opportunity is currently scheduled for April 17, 2023 at 08:00 CDT (13:00 UTC).

SpaceX stream. NASASpaceFlight stream.

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  • (Score: 2) by stormreaver on Monday April 17, @01:18PM (8 children)

    by stormreaver (5101) on Monday April 17, @01:18PM (#1301812)

    The article title here says the flight has been scrubbed, but SpaceX's steaming site is still counting down. We're at T-2 minutes.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by EvilSS on Monday April 17, @01:20PM

    by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 17, @01:20PM (#1301813)
    It is scrubbed. Some issue with the first stage. They are running through the countdown as a practice at this point. They will hold at T -10 seconds.

  • (Score: 2) by stormreaver on Monday April 17, @01:20PM

    by stormreaver (5101) on Monday April 17, @01:20PM (#1301814)

    Nevermind. The SpaceX stream has just said the flight has indeed been scrubbed.

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17, @01:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17, @01:24PM (#1301816)

    IIUC, scrub was called due to pressurization issue, but countdown was continued to T-10 seconds for purpose of practice.

    -nostyle

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday April 17, @01:44PM (3 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday April 17, @01:44PM (#1301820)

    Still scrubbed:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN57x2a_waw [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday April 17, @07:23PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday April 17, @07:23PM (#1301855) Journal

    They scrubbed about 10 minutes before launch but continued to make it into a full wet dress rehearsal.

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