Even though a valve issue prevented the first launch attempt of the Super Heavy rocket and the Starship spacecraft, SpaceX is preparing for another go on Thursday.
BOCA CHICA, Texas — Pressurization issue causes SpaceX to scrub Starship launchSpaceX is aiming for Thursday, April 20, to launch Starship and the Super Heavy rocket from its Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.On Monday, April 17, SpaceX stopped the first launch attempt nine minutes before the 9:20 a.m. EDT launch window was set to open.
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted out that a pressurant valve seemed to have frozen during the cryogenic propellant loading of the nearly 400-foot-tall Super Heavy rocket and stacked Starship. Tice, the quality systems engineering manager at SpaceX, called Monday’s attempt a “wet-dress rehearsal.
Starship itself won’t reach orbit , but will instead splash down off the coast of Hawaii about an hour and a half after leaving Texas.
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