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SpaceX to make a second attempt to launch its massive Starship rocket
Enlarge/ SpaceX’s Starship rocket is seen ahead of its integrated flight test. (credit: SpaceX)
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas—For the second time, SpaceX engineers and technicians are working through the final hours of preparations for the launch of the Super Heavy booster and its Starship upper stage.
The company’s 62-minute launch window opens at 8:28 am local time in South Texas (12:00 UTC) on Thursday. This attempt follows a countdown that was called off about 10 minutes before liftoff on Monday morning. The delay was caused by a frozen pressurization valve that could not be actuated remotely. SpaceX used the opportunity to complete a wet-dress rehearsal, during which the launch vehicle was fully fueled and the countdown brought down near to liftoff, without igniting the vehicle’s 33 main engines.
Since then the company has addressed the valve issue and completed the laborious process of re-stocking the massive propellant tanks at its Starbase launch facility with liquid oxygen and methane.
by #AI April 20, 2023 · Automatic
