{"id":497581,"date":"2023-06-26T07:40:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T05:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=497581"},"modified":"2023-06-26T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T16:57:06","slug":"over-1000-changes-for-spacexs-new-starship-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/science\/497581-over-1000-changes-for-spacexs-new-starship-rocket.html","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 changes for SpaceX’s new Starship rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk said that SpaceX has made well over 1,000 changes to Starship following the vehicle\u2019s first test launch in April, which failed to reach orbit.<\/p>\n

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has changed how the vehicle operates on its path to orbit, and it now stands a much-improved chance of success with its second attempt, according to its chief executive officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think the probability of the next flight working \u2014 or getting to orbit \u2014 is much higher than the last one,\u201d Musk said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s like 60%; it depends on how well we do at stage separation,\u201d he said on a Twitter Spaces on Saturday with Bloomberg senior reporter Ashlee Vance.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Ashlee Vance (@ashleevance)\u00a0June 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Investment in the Starship project is likely to approach $3 billion this year, Musk said.<\/p>\n

Starship is SpaceX\u2019s next-generation rocket, designed to carry cargo \u2014 and eventually people \u2014 to deep space destinations like the moon and Mars.<\/p>\n

Musk announced that SpaceX has \u201cmade a sort of late-breaking change\u201d to the way that Starship separates during launch, when the large Super Heavy booster breaks free from the Starship spacecraft mid-flight.<\/p>\n

He noted that SpaceX has decided to do hot staging, a process where the engines on the Starship vehicle ignite while the Super Heavy booster is still attached.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something that the Soviets and Russians have used in their space designs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

During Starship\u2019s first test flight, which launched from SpaceX\u2019s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, the rocket successfully cleared its launchpad, but suffered multiple engine failures during the vehicle\u2019s climb.<\/p>\n

When Starship was meant to separate from Super Heavy, the two vehicles remained attached as the entire rocket spun out of control.<\/p>\n

SpaceX was forced to activate the rocket\u2019s flight termination system, which blew up the rocket.<\/p>\n

Musk was pressed on whether his commitment to space exploration has wavered in light of his acquisition of Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get to Mars as fast as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Musk declined to discuss several topics broached by Vance, including the status of his recently created artificial intelligence company that might rival OpenAI.<\/p>\n

He also said it would be \u201cillegal\u201d to talk about plans for a possible initial public offering for Starlink, SpaceX\u2019s constellation of satellites that provide high-speed internet access in remote areas.<\/p>\n

Now read: Nasa volunteers will soon enter simulated Mars habitat for 378 days<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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