SpaceX - Starship Integrated Flight Test #2
SH9/SS25 from Starbase TX

Letter from the FAA to SpaceX:
https://www.faa.gov/media/70901

Attached as images.

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SpaceX - Starship Integrated Flight Test #2
SH9/SS25 from Starbase TX

FAA press release: "FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation"

Key sentence: "The closure of the mishap investigation does not signal an immediate resumption of Starship launches at Boca Chica."

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-closes-spacex-starship-mishap-investigation

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SpaceX - Starship Integrated Flight Test #2
SH9/SS25 from Starbase TX

USCG: "The rocket launch scheduled for September 8, 2023, in the vicinity of Boca Chica Beach, TX., has been postponed."

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test #2
SH9/SS25 from Starbase TX

NET "approximately" Fri Sep 08.

Note: This is from the Aug 23 USCG District 8G weekly Local Notice to Mariners. It was does not mean that the FAA has necessarily approved the launch yet.

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
SH/SS from Starbase TX

@sciguyspace's take on today ...

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/so-what-was-that-was-starships-launch-a-failure-or-a-success/

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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SpaceX: "With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multi-planetary"

SpaceX: "Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting first integrated flight test of Starship!"

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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SpaceX: "As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation"

SpaceX: "Teams will continue to review data and work toward our next flight test"

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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Oops! RUD.

But at least no damage to Stage 0.

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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SpaceX: "Starship has cleared the pad and beach! Vehicle is on a nominal flight path"

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Go SpaceX Starship, go! 16M lbs of thrust is a lot of thrust! #StarshipFlightTest

SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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The SpaceX hosted webcast is live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wcilQ58hI

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
SH/SS from Starbase TX

Mission Control Audio is live.

Mission Control Audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBKCePn1E5A

SpaceX hosted webcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wcilQ58hI

NASASpaceflight.com is live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uouujjgkR3A

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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SpaceX: "Fueling of Starship’s upper stage is now underway"

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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SpaceX: "Fueling of the Super Heavy booster is underway"

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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For anyone who wants to get a jump on what's going on, NASASpaceflight.com goes live in a few hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uouujjgkR3A

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
SH/SS from Starbase TX

SpaceX: "Teams continue working towards Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket"

Pri: Thu Apr 20 at 13:28-14:30 UTC.
Bk1: Fri Apr 21 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk2: Sun Apr 23 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk3: Mon Apr 24 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk4: Tue Apr 25 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.

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Thursday is back in play with a new FAA TFR for Thursday plus a new NGA notice covering April 20 to April 28.

SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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Pri: Thu Apr 20 at ~13:28-14:30 UTC.
Bk1: Fri Apr 21 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk2: Sun Apr 23 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk3: Mon Apr 24 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk4: Tue Apr 25 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.

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Some new FAA TFRs have been created. Here's what's in play right now.

SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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Pri: Fri Apr 21 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk1: Sun Apr 23 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk2: Mon Apr 24 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.
Bk3: Tue Apr 25 at ~12:00-14:30 UTC.

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SpaceX - Starship Flight Test
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Nothing yet from SpaceX, but it appears that there will NOT be a launch attempt on Thursday. Among other things, the FAA TFR for Thursday is gone.

At this point Friday is still an option.

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RT @theresacross_
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