Tomorrow will be the second test of the StarShip

Tomorrow the second test of the StarShip interplanetary spacecraft prototype is scheduled with a launch window planned between 7:00 - 9:39 am CT (13:00 - 15:39 UTC), but the Federal Aviation Administration that is The authority that regulates anything that wants to fly in the United States, demanded 63 requirements from SpaceX so that the space company could carry out the launch, requirements that Elon Musk's company has met but SpaceX has also taken good note of the problems that occurred. in the first test carried out on April 20 of this year 2023 when the starship reached 39 km high.

The first failure occurred at the same moment as the super Heavy rocket was ignited, it took off with such brutal power that it destroyed the structure on which it was throwing concrete remains around the launch area.

Another very serious problem was that the ship did not manage to separate from the rocket and began to fly without control. It was also not good that five of the 33 rocket engines, although the design already contemplated a certain margin of error for the rockets and finally something that did not What nature conservation organizations liked above all was the self-destruction of the StarShip, an operation that had to be carried out when failures caused a loss of control and the explosion had to be activated at about 29 km above the Gulf of Mexico. .

The explosion created a rain of fragments and debris, which led conservation organizations to file a lawsuit with the Federal Aviation Administration and these were some of the most visible failures and perhaps the most serious, although it is possible that there were other important failures. that the engineers discovered by analyzing little by little everything that had happened during the test.

This is because SpaceX claims that it has applied more than 1,000 changes to this second prototype compared to the first. Among the most notable changes is opting for a hot start-up approach, in which the engines of the rocket's upper stage are They will ignite before separating from the impeller, and of course also a very important detail is to build a new, more resistant and solid platform to which they have added what they call a deluge of water.

Its name describes it perfectly because they are enormous jets that will be activated the moment the rocket engines are turned on, expelling 1.3 million liters of water to serve as a cushion for the energy produced during the launch, it is It is not logical that a rocket that is planned to be reusable has to build a new platform with each launch, with all these improvements we may finally see the StarShip in space.

Thank you for visiting my blog. If you like posts about #science, #planet, #politics, #rights #crypto, #traveling and discovering secrets and beauties of the #universe, feel free to Follow me as these are the topics I write about the most. Have a wonderful day and stay on this great platform :) :)

! The truth will set us free and science is the one that is closest to the truth!