![]() Ship 25 almost made it to orbital velocity with the FTS being activated due to fires on board and wiring being destroyed, which led to communications being lost to the flight computer. However, Booster 9 would not make it past boost back burn, as an engine exploded, ultimately leading to the loss of the booster. Starship Flight 2 (Credit: Max Evans for NSF) The upgrades to the engine section and the engines themselves would help prevent fires and explosions from occurring during flight, allowing Booster 9 to complete its accent with all 33 engines running. Ship 25 sported some additional modifications compared to Ship 24, such as an upgraded Flight Termination System (FTS), strengthened engine shielding, and vents above the engine shielding.īooster 9 had some significant upgrades compared to Booster 7 for example, better engine shielding, more vents for better tank control, upgraded raptors with Electric Thrust Vector Control (TVC), an upgraded fire suppression system for the engine, and last but not least, a hot staging ring. ![]() Then came Flight 2, where SpaceX used Ship 25 with Booster 9. These two upgrades would help immensely during Flight 2. Then, on the booster, SpaceX would increase the capability of the onboard fire suppression system for the engine bay. Starship’s Maiden Flight (Credit Max Evans for NSF).Īfter this flight, SpaceX went to work repairing the Orbital Launch Pad (OLP), adding a water deluge flame deflector plate to prevent pad damage going forward. This resulted in both vehicles’ eventual loss before stage separation.Įven though Flight 1 had a lot of issues, those were valuable lessons learned for the program at large. The stack didn’t make it very far in flight, with more and more engines cutting out during flights due to fires in Booster 7’s engine bay. Right at liftoff, three engines were already out, resulting in a slow liftoff and massive damage to the launch pad. SpaceX will be aiming to continue its impressive improvements over the past two flights, which opened with Starship Flight 1.īooster 7 and Ship 24, which at the time weren’t the best vehicles available, were mainly tasked with simply clearing the pad and gain some flight ascent data. Overall, Flight 3 was a resounding success. ![]() However, with the loss of Ship 28 on reentry, SpaceX will need to perform a mishap investigation like the last flight. Ship 28 would then attempt reentry, however the ship would not survive. SpaceX were able to complete the Payload door test and the cryogenic transfer test, however teams opted not to complete the in-space burn for Raptor. Then Ship 28 continued until second stage engine cutoff and entered into a coast phase in Space. However, a soft water landing was not achieved as Booster 10 started to lose control as it went through the thicker parts of the atmosphere and began to tumble, which led to a hard splash down and Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD). Super Heavy is executing the flip maneuver /T593ACilyD Starship’s Raptor engines have ignited during hot-staging separation. ![]() After stage separation, Booster 10 perfectly completed a flip and boost back burn and went into coast down to landing. All engines would continue to run until the Most Engines Cutoff (MECO), when Ship 28 successfully separated from Booster 10 using hotstaging once again. CDT, and once again, all booster engines were running from the start. Ship 28 and Booster 10 excelled in nearly every aspect and nearly completed every objective during its launch at the first attempt from Starbase, Texas.īooster 10 and Ship 28 lifted off from Orbital Launch Pad A at 8:25 a.m.
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