to launch its enormous Starship into space for the first time SpaceX is getting ever closer
Elon musk's company SpaceX intends to execute an orbital test flight as soon as February or
March following a series of high altitude testing and Landing attempts using Starship prototypes
in an effort to get toward that test flight SpaceX achieved a major Milestone this week
and so what is the final preparation and when will it happen let's find out hello everyone welcome to
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chose spacex's reusable Starship vehicle as the human Landing system for the Artemis Mission which
will return astronauts to the Moon by 2025. before Starship can launch astronauts to the Moon however
there is still more work to be done at spacex's Starbase site on the South Texas coast work and
testing on the almost 400 foot tall Starship and super heavy rocket launcher have been ongoing
the company claimed to have finished starship's First full wet dress rehearsal which involves
supplying Starship and the rocket with more than 10 million pounds of fuel according to a tweet
from SpaceX on January 23 today's test will help verify a full launch countdown sequence
as well as the performance of Starship and the orbital pad for flight-like operations
the biggest rocket ever constructed was disassembled on January 25 by a tower the
size of a skyscraper that was powered by two enormous mechanical arms the spaceship and its
50 meter tall second stage were delicately pulled off of super heavy booster 7 by the arms as they
cautiously grasped Starship utilizing hardpoints under its flaps the robot dubbed mechazilla
dropped the 220 000 plus pound vehicle hundreds of feet onto a waiting stand before releasing
chip 24 was returned to spacex's Starbase Texas Factory on January 26 for final adjustments
starbase's donut-shaped orbital launch Mount which employs clamps and umbilicals to hold Starship in
place and Powers fuels and pressurizes super heavy still add booster 7 attached to it the next time
booster 7 Dismounts from that launch mount it should be able to do so autonomously but first
SpaceX needs to make sure that this incredible force can be contained and survived unfortunately
this is not the first time this story has been told throughout the past 18 months SpaceX has
frequently appeared to be on the verge of reaching the goal for instance CEO Elon Musk stated in
September 2021 a heavy booster 4 will make an attempt at the first static fire on the orbital
launch platform of Starbase later in the month even though it only used one of its 33 engines
super heavy booster 7 delivered the olm its first static fire test 11 months later the rocket and
Pad have not sustained any significant harm as a result of all of that cautious testing which has
been mostly successful however five months after the project started SpaceX has never fired up more
than 14 of the 33 Raptor engines on super heavy at once or 42 percent of them before SpaceX can
have enough faith in Starship 4 and convince the FAA to license an attempt at an orbital launch
that situation must alter the booster may have generated up to 3220 tons of thrust or 7.1 million
pounds during super heavy b7s 14 engine static burn its maximum thrust might increase to 7590
tons or 16.7 million pounds when all 33 of its available engines are fired for the first time
this would surpass the Soviet N1 the next most powerful rocket in history by about 60 percent
in other words SpaceX will attempt to feat never before accomplished in the rocketry industry since
there is no guarantee of success and the worst case scenario May nearly completely destroy
starship's single completed orbital launch pad SpaceX is being unusually cautious and exceedingly
astounding feat for any rocket much less the biggest in history was achieved on January 23rd
when ship 24 and booster 7 successfully performed starship's First full wet dress rehearsal a
fueling and launch rehearsal test on the first attempt the 33 engine super heavy static fire
is the sole unheard of test remaining between Starship and its initial orbital launch attempt
after that combination test is completed according to SpaceX booster 7's 33 Raptor engines will be
fired static in order to launch Starship 24 from the booster the Texas Coastline will tremble as
soon as SpaceX starts all 33 Raptor engines the temporary closure of a portion of Highway 4 and
Boca Chica Beach will be announced in advance of such testing by officials in Cameron County Texas
furthermore informed will be Boca chica's modest population of beachfront homeowners
chip 24 was taken out of booster 7 to lessen danger SpaceX must seal a few cracks in its heat
shield back at the factory and it will probably also carry out meticulous tests to make sure the
Starship is prepared for flight booster 7 might now be prepared for the most difficult ground test
in Starship and SpaceX history now that it is free of the weight of ship 24. as early as January 30th
31st and February 1st SpaceX has arranged 12-hour road closures that may be used for that reason
Starship will likely enter orbit by the end of 2022 according to musk who stated this during a
February 2022 speech nearly a year later SpaceX seems to be getting closer to achieving this
a Target date for the Starship and super heavy orbital test flights has not yet been provided
by SpaceX Starship will eventually take the place of spacex's Falcon 9 and Falcon heavy Rockets the
space flight system was created for deep space exploration to the moon and Mars the spacecraft
and launcher are reusable and are capable of transporting 100 metric tons to Earth orbit
on numerous flights in the end the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will serve as the launch site
for Starship kse Launchpad 39a is now undergoing the construction of a brand new enormous launch
Tower in preparation for Starship and super heavy launches SpaceX also has at least three private
Starship space flights to fulfill in addition to the NASA Artemis moon landing contract the
first passengers to board Starship are expected to be private astronauts traveling as part of
businessman Jared isaacman's Polaris program the crew's names have not yet been disclosed along
with Scott Kidd Poteet two SpaceX employees Sarah Gillis and animenan isaacman is getting ready for
his second space Voyage as part of the Polaris Dawn mission on spacex's crew dragon in addition
yusaku meizawa a millionaire from Japan bought a trip for himself and ate other people on spacex's
Starship to orbit the Moon one separate SpaceX Starship Journey around the moon will carry 12
people including husband and wife Dennis and Akiko Tito with regard to NASA's Artemis lunar
landing schedule for 2025. it is unclear how the second and third private Starship flights fit in
and now let's take a closer look at spacex's Starship sn24bn 7. flight sequence all 33 Raptor
engines start at full blast when the aircraft lifts off the Starship starts out vertically
ascending before starting to pitch horizontally in the direction of its intended orbit it splits
promptly flips over and starts it descent back to Earth after giving the Starship the maximum amount
of horizontal velocity for around 2 minutes at 65 kilometers height the launch and catch Tower stage
0 where the super heavy and Starship land uses mechanical arms to quickly adjust the Starship
after it is caught by starting many of its Center engines the super heavy performs a boost back burn
canceling off horizontal velocity and altering its ballistic trajectory back to the landing spot
super heavy deploys its grid fins and employs its gas thrusters for maneuvering at altitudes greater
than 100 kilometers the super heavy which is entirely comprised of stainless steel can survive
the hot pressurized air that is released as the Rockets re-enter the atmosphere of the Earth
the Falcon 9's re-entry burn which entails restarting its three Merlin engines to decelerate
down is different from this method of re-entry the grid fins that have been deployed direct the
booster to the landing area the inner Raptor engines of the super heavy execute a landing
burn when it is directly above the landing area to activate the landing legs the Starship returns
to earth once its mission is finished or its payload has been placed in the desired orbit for
a mission to the moon or Mars a tanker Starship can refuel the Starship while it is in orbit
with as much of its cross-section exposed as possible to generate enormous aerodynamic drag
the Starship enters the environment belly first at a 60 to 70 degree inclination the four flaps
of the Starship maintain stability and regulate role yaw and pitch stainless steel and heat shield
tiles on the Starship can endure atmospheric temperatures during re-entry the belly flop
to tail down maneuver which entails firing three sea level Raptor engines at maximum gimbal angle
while using header tank reserves is carried out by the Starship as it nears its terminal velocity of
about 200 kilometers per hour this maneuver also involves tucking in the rear flaps to
quickly pitch the vehicle's nose up the Starship over corrects swinging backward to counteract
the horizontal velocity then straightening out and lightly touching down on the target
design the Starship is composed of the super heavy booster rocket and the Starship spaceship both are
constructed of stainless steel 30X and engineered to survive low cryogenic temperatures as well as
re-entry atmospheric conditions by putting some gaseous Fuel and oxidizer back into each of their
corresponding tanks the propellant tanks are automatically inflated pressure and temperature
maintenance will be simpler as a result Starship another name for the second stage is the Starship
transporting people in good safely to the desired location is its main goal in a vacuum
the spacecraft produces a Thrust of around 1500 tons three Raptor vacuum engines are located on
the outer ring and three Raptor sea level engines are located in the center propellers in the tanks
are equal to those in the first stage pitch yaw and roll are controlled by adjusting the drag
of these electric powered flaps the starship's belly is covered in heat shield tiles that are
mechanically attached to offer additional defense during re-entry from orbital velocity these
uniform hexagon tiles offer High reusability by withstanding high peak temperatures before abating
and could be built of tough rock material Modified by SpaceX Starships come in a variety of designs
with varied functions passengers are transported by the crew version propeller is transported as
a payload by the tanker type to refuel other Starships in orbit the payload Bay and huge
payload door are both included in the freight version Flaps in a heat shield are not necessary
because the lunar lander only functions in the Earth Moon system and that ends today's episode
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