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When is the next Starship launch?

• tjpnz 3y ago
  Ship 29 is going through static fire testing but they're still building the booster. Two months maybe?
  • hackeraccount 3y ago
    Musk says 6 more launches this year. That's considered optimistic but - and I'm not saying the progress so far hasn't been amazeballs - if you consider how far they need to go for Artemis and the theoretical Artemis time frame then 6 more this year might be what's what's required. If you really wanted 6 this year it'd be more like 6 weeks for the next launch?
    • avmich 3y ago
      I was too optimistic in estimates for this flight :) and now I feel rather conservative. Third flight really pushed the progress forward - and also uncovered several areas for improvement. Super Heavy return flight roll control and engine relight issues. What are those gases emitting from Starship after their engines are off on orbit? Orientation issues for Starship. Some thermal protection plates seem to be lost. The payload door open/close - was it successful enough? The cryogenic liquid transfer - Shotwell mentioned they're studying the telemetry to figure out how well it went, do we need improvements there as well? There are probably other issues as well. I suspect FAA may have more that 17 - the number for the last launch - specific points to address for the next flight. Would be happy to be shown wrong.