Starship could be ready for Flight 4 in 2 weeks

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX spacecraft launch rehearsal for Flight 4 is complete.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that his company’s megarocket could conduct its next integrated flight test from Boca Chica, Texas, in just 2 weeks.

He added that the main goal is to achieve maximum reentry heating.

Dr. Don Platt, associate professor of space systems at Florida Tech, told us, “So last time they came into orbit with the Starship vehicle. But as they tried to re-enter the atmosphere, they were now a little out of their proper alignment. Unfortunately, the Starship did not survive the maximum heat and was subsequently somehow burned up in the atmosphere.

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Starship could be ready for Flight 4 in 2 weeks SpaceX’s Starship launch rehearsal for Flight 4 is complete. (SpaceX/SpaceX)

NASA wants to use a Starship variant as a human lander for the Artemis III mission.

Platt said today: “NASA relies on Starship to do a variety of different things, including landing humans on the Moon. and I think we’ll see as we move forward with even more projects.

Even as SpaceX develops Starship and its Super Heavy booster in Texas, the company plans future launches from the Space Coast.

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At this time, SpaceX does not have a license issued by the FAA to launch the Starship vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center.

But a full environmental impact study for licensing purposes is underway with public meetings planned here in Central Florida on June 12-13.

There will be a virtual meeting on June 17.

Another potential launch site is Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Space Station.

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