SpaceX Eyes May Launch For Starship Flight 9

The Starship vehicle being prepared for SpaceX's ninth flight test completed a single-engine static fire on May 1, demonstrating an in-space burn.

The Starship vehicle being prepared for SpaceX's ninth flight test completed a single-engine static fire on May 1, demonstrating an in-space burn.

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Following a pair of unsuccessful attempts to test its upgraded Starship vehicle in space, SpaceX is preparing another ship for launch as early as May 21 from the newly incorporated city of Starbase, Texas. The company on May 12 completed a 60-sec. static test fire of the Starship upper stage, in...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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