Why SpaceX Is Dropping Starship S24 Into the Water instead of Mechazilla Catching?
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If you have been frustrated by the progress of SpaceX’s Starship, we get it. The spaceship has been delayed from its first orbital for more than a year! However, as SpaceX is rushing to make the final crucial tests, the first Starship orbital flight is now actually closer than ever.
You’ve probably heard about Elon Musk wanting recklessly to attempt the booster catch during the first orbital launch.
Wow, this is really too risky a bet!
But what about its partner’s fate?
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Now, let’s take a seat and we will expose all about “why does Elon Musk still keep the decision to land Starship S24 into the water?”
A recently updated document submitted by SpaceX to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed details about the company’s plan for the first Starship booster ‘catch’ attempt.
But there is no change with Starship, although Elon Musk also intends to catch Starship in the future.
The Starship-Super Heavy test flight will originate from Starbase, TX. Just under two minutes after liftoff, at 171 seconds, the Super Heavy booster will separate from the ship.
The booster stage will then perform a partial return and land in the Gulf of Mexico or return to Starbase and be caught by the launch tower.
Meanwhile, the Starship orbital stage will ignite its Raptor engines at T plus 3 minutes and 56 seconds for the first time and continue into orbit, heading east over the Gulf of Mexico and following a track passing between South Florida and Cuba to never be above populated land while still ascending towards orbit. Cutoff of the Raptor engines is expected about 8 minutes and 41 seconds into the mission. Once orbital velocity is reached at roughly 28000 kilometers per hour and a soft controlled ocean landing 62 miles (100 kilometers) from the northernmost island of Hawaii, Kauai.
Musk pointed out on Twitter that this will be three-quarters of the way around Earth — much farther than the 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) up and down suborbital hops observers of the program have grown accustomed to — and that deorbit over the Pacific Ocean is a necessary precaution to minimize the risks of breakup on reentry for this first attempt.
The flight will end around 90 minutes after liftoff, at 5,420 seconds.
Why SpaceX Is Dropping Starship S24 Into the Water instead of Mechazilla Catching?
