Starship SN8 is to become the next prototype vehicle to undergo a test flight. A triple Raptor Static Fire test is tracking early this week. The rocket, named Serial Number 8, is gearing up to make a nearly 50-thousand-foot flight, which would be the furthest any Starship prototype has flown. With good outcomes from those flights, SpaceX was ready to … The next test flight, NS-15, could come as soon as late February, followed by a crewed flight six weeks later, sometime in April. Last year, SpaceX flew a subscale Starship test vehicle dubbed the Starhopper on 66-foot (20-meter) and 500-foot test flights. SpaceX is already planning the next big test flight of its future Starship rocket out of Boca Chica, Texas. SPACEX'S launch schedule this week was hit with another setback as the anticipated test flight of the Starship SN9 and SpaceX's first Starlink launch of the year have been delayed once again. Pending acceptable test results, the launch of SN9 could take place just a … The 42-minute launch window opens at 9:40 a.m. EST, or 14:40 UTC. SpaceX plans for Starship test flight next week, which Elon Musk gives 1-in-3 odds of landing intact Published Wed, Nov 25 2020 10:38 AM EST Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz The prototype, dubbed SN8 (Serial No.8), is the first stainless-steel vehicle that features three powerful, methane-fueled Raptor engines and aerodynamic flaps that will be tested during a 50,000 feet test flight, equivalent to 15-kilometers. SpaceX is targeting Saturday, January 23 for launch of Transporter-1, SpaceX’s first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The flight will be the company's most ambitious test of Starship yet, as SpaceX is aiming to reach about 50,000 feet altitude with Starship prototype Serial Number 8, or SN8. A SpaceX Starship prototype is scheduled for a test launch from South Texas this week. Biden Set to Repeal Schedule F, Undo Trump-Era Workforce Policy January 22, 2021; Leonardo DRS Receives Initial Contract Award for 28 IM-SHORAD Mission Equipment Packages January 22, 2021; Domains & Forces – Dimensional Operations. Starship is the spacecraft that billionaire backer Elon Musk hopes will take 100 people to Mars someday. With Starship SN8’s test flight still fresh in the memory, SN9 is set to complete an accelerated pad flow with a Static Fire test and launch this coming week. SpaceX aims to launch an epic test flight of its latest Starship prototype on Tuesday (Dec. 8), and you can watch the action live. Musk recently shared Starship SN8’s debut flight would take place “no earlier than Wednesday.” SpaceX scheduled to launch Starship for flight test 5 months 2 weeks 1 day ago Monday, August 03 2020 Aug 3, 2020 August 03, 2020 5:06 PM August 03, 2020 in News - …