SpaceX must await Federal Aviation Administration approval before it can launch the fully-stacked Starship for a second time.
on April 20. Though that test flight ended in an explosion at high altitude, SpaceX states that it gained a wealth of valuable data from the launch.. Those include the introduction of a "vented interstage" and a heat shield on the top of its Super Heavy prototype to allow for a hot-staging separation after launch.
Now, SpaceX is ready to launch Starship for its second test flight. Once it takes to the skies, it will once again aim to fly Starship to orbit where it would perform a partial orbit of Earth before descending for a hard splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.Though Starship is prepared for its next orbital launch attempt, a few factors may delay the launch of the massive Mars rocket.
The FAA has yet to grant a launch license for the second test flight of Starship and the agency is still reviewing a mishap report following the first launch of Starship.
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