#SpaceX_Rocket

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This was announced by the US Federal Aviation Administration The other day it became known that SpaceX received permission for the orbital launch of the Starship spacecraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Now it is reported that the next launch could take place in October. [caption id="attachment_55979" align="aligncenter" width="780"] launch of Starship[/caption] Despite all the consequences of the first launch, when both the launch pad and the environment suffered from a lot of debris, in just a few months SpaceX managed to solve all the problems and meet all the FAA requirements. The company not only delivered the new Starship to the launch pad, but also added an interstage hot stage, rebuilt the launch pad, installed a deluge system, and conducted two static tests of the first stage. The exact date of the new launch has not yet been set, or it has simply not been announced yet.

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Estimated deadline announced The space company SpaceX said it could launch the second flight test of its Starship rocket as early as mid-November 2023. However, the company is still awaiting approval from US regulatory authorities. [caption id="attachment_80030" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] SpaceX revealed the tentative launch date on its website on Friday, November 3, 2023, days after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed a safety review focused on the launch's potential impacts on public health and property.  SpaceX is ready to send a huge 122-meter Starship rocket into orbit The FAA's report was part of a broader assessment needed before SpaceX can conduct another test flight. The first attempt was unsuccessful, it took place on April 20, 2023. Then the Starship upper stage failed to separate from the Super Heavy launch vehicle as planned. SpaceX sent a command to self-destruct the ship a few minutes after launch. The incredibly powerful rocket even damaged the orbital launcher at Starbase and made a large crater in the concrete.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is still consulting with the FAA on the Endangered Species Act. The Environmental Protection Agency has 135 days to issue a revised opinion, but the permit will likely be issued much sooner. 

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The first stage of the rocket has already landed on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean On Friday, space company SpaceX broke its own record for rocket reuse. A Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. [caption id="attachment_79823" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] The launch took place at 20:37 US East Coast time (03:37 Moscow time) on November 3, 2023. [caption id="attachment_79825" align="aligncenter" width="420"] SpaceX[/caption] Record launch: the 18th launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was successful According to the mission description on the SpaceX website, this was the unprecedented 18th launch of the first stage of a Falcon 9. https://youtu.be/Lq5DbACBmXo The launch was successful and the company has already reported the deployment of 23 Starlink satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, the first stage of the launch vehicle successfully landed on an autonomous floating platform called A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred kilometers off the coast of Florida. [caption id="attachment_79828" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption]

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Until October 13 The storm approaching from the Gulf of Mexico prompted organizers to delay the launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid exploration mission on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket until October 13. The launch was originally scheduled for the morning of October 12.  The preliminary forecast suggested only a 20% chance of favorable weather conditions. This led to the decision to cancel the launch and wait for better weather on Friday and Saturday. The launch is planned from the cosmodrome. Kennedy in Florida, where the Falcon Heavy is installed on the launch pad. [caption id="attachment_65728" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch with Psyche mission for NASA asteroid exploration delayed due to weather conditions NASA officials explained that the main concerns were strong winds associated with a storm front approaching the rocket complex. The postponement of the launch to Friday is also due to the characteristics of the Falcon Heavy rocket, which has a limited number of repeated launches before requiring maintenance and refueling. The likelihood of favorable weather conditions allowing for a launch on Friday or Saturday is estimated at 50%. The Psyche mission launch window will last until October 25th.  This mission is aimed at studying the Psyche asteroid, which is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The goal of the mission is to obtain new data about this metallic asteroid, believed to be the core of a protoplanet.

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The launch was delayed due to bad weather conditions, but the Falcon 9 stage returned to Earth and successfully landed on a platform at sea On October 5, SpaceX launched 22 more satellites of its Starlink internet constellation into orbit, marking the company's 70th orbital mission this year. The Starlink spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday at 10:45 pm local time but was delayed by several hours due to bad weather conditions. [caption id="attachment_64074" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] As planned, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to Earth and made a vertical landing on SpaceX's Just Read the Instructions offshore platform approximately 8.5 minutes after launch. SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites on its 70th mission this year This is the eighth landing and launch for this Falcon 9 first stage. Of the previous seven launches, four were dedicated to launching Starlink satellites into orbit. Today, the Starlink satellite “constellation” consists of more than 4,800 operational satellites. The plan was for 22 Starlink satellites to enter low-Earth orbit approximately 65 minutes after launch. The Falcon 9 rocket has carried 67 SpaceX orbital missions so far this year, and three more missions have been carried by the Falcon Heavy rocket. However, this number is about to increase: Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch NASA's Psyche mission on October 12. This year, SpaceX also conducted a test flight of the Starship spacecraft, designed to carry crew and cargo to low Earth orbit and the Moon. However, this mission, which did not involve placing a payload into orbit, ended four minutes after launch due to technical problems.