Spaceship

On January 6, 2019, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk exposed a simulation image of the interstellar spacecraft on social media and stated that he plans to conduct the first descent test of the test aircraft within 4 to 8 weeks. The official interstellar spacecraft testing plan is expected to take place in March or April 2019. In February 2020, the SpaceX interstellar spacecraft prototype SN1 exploded during a liquid nitrogen pressure test. On August 4, 2020 (local time), the SpaceX stainless steel full size "Starship" prototype SN5 completed a 150 meter jump at the Boca Chica Test Base in Texas, and the test flight lasted for about 1 minute. At around 6:30 Beijing time on December 9, 2020, the SpaceX starship SN8 challenged a 12.5km altitude test flight in Texas, USA. Musk subsequently tweeted that during the landing process of the spacecraft, the pressure in the fuel tank at the head was low, resulting in a faster landing speed and the spacecraft hitting the ground and exploding. But we have received all the necessary data, congratulations to the SpaceX team! "[2]. On December 10, 2020 local time, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX in the United States, inspected the Starship SN9, which was preparing for testing. However, soon after, the SN9 collapsed due to excessive pressure and collided with the wall of the production center. [5] On March 3, 2021 local time, the prototype SN10 of SpaceX's "Starship" used for manned space missions exploded, marking the third time the SpaceX "Starship" has experienced an explosion during its high-altitude test flight. [12] On May 5, 2021 local time, the Starship prototype SN15 successfully landed during a flight test in Texas at a test altitude of 10 kilometers. After landing, there was a fire at the bottom of the starship prototype, and the fire was brought under control a few minutes later. Previously, the starship prototype underwent four flight tests, but all failed. [7] [13] Starship prototype SN15 successfully landed Starship prototype SN15 successfully landed [13] In March 2022, Musk announced on social media that the large rocket starship developed by SpaceX can launch a payload of up to 300 tons. [8] On March 23, 2022, SpaceX CEO Musk revealed that SpaceX will manufacture 39 flight capable engines next month and integrate them in another month. Therefore, the new generation of giant carrier rocket "Starship" developed by SpaceX is expected to undergo orbital flight testing in May. [9] On June 14, 2022 local time, SpaceX founder Musk stated that the "interstellar spacecraft" may complete its first orbital flight in July. [14] In June 2022, according to a report by Russian Radio Today (RT), an internal report by the US military revealed that if there were another situation similar to the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the US military envisioned how to quickly deploy its rescue forces, which was one of the potential military uses of the SpaceX "Starship" spacecraft under Elon Musk's name. [10] On July 13, 2022, Musk stated on Twitter that if previous tests were successful, the first orbital flight of the Starship would take place as soon as August. [15] On September 22, 2022, according to reports, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that the first orbital test flight of the long-awaited SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster may arrive as soon as the end of October. [11] In 2023, SpaceX Corporation of the United States will conduct its first orbital flight test on the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket, using the B7 prototype equipped with 33 Raptor V2 engines for the first time and the S24 prototype equipped with 6 Raptor V2 engines for the first time. [16] On February 9, 2023 local time, SpaceX Corporation of the United States completed its first comprehensive static ignition test of the "largest carrier rocket" starship in history. This test is also its first attempt to simultaneously ignite all 33 Raptor engines. Musk later confirmed on Twitter that only 31 engines were successfully ignited during this test, but he stated that these 31 engines alone could also enter orbit. [17] On April 7, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website announced that the launch of SpaceX's "Starship" was scheduled for April 17. [18] On April 14, 2023 local time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had approved SpaceX's request to allow the company to conduct unmanned flight tests of the Starship rocket at its launch site in southern Texas. SpaceX will not carry any cargo or astronauts during this launch.

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