SpaceX's Starship Unleashed the Fury, and New Insights Into Flight Test 3!
Marcus House・21 minutes read
SpaceX is preparing for flight test 4 at Starbase Texas, with successful tests of ship 29 and ongoing refurbishment work on booster 11. NASA receives a proposed $25.4 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, including funding for the Artemis program and other projects.
Insights
- SpaceX is actively preparing for flight test 4 at Starbase Texas, including refurbishing tower arms and readying Booster 11 and Ship 29 for lifting onto the PAD.
- NASA's budget request for 2025 includes $25.4 billion, with $7.6 billion allocated for the Artemis program, as well as funding for Mars sample return missions and the x59 supersonic aircraft development.
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What is SpaceX currently preparing for at Starbase Texas?
Flight test 4.
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Summary
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SpaceX Prepares for Flight Test 4
- SpaceX is accelerating preparations for flight test 4 at Starbase Texas.
- Refurbishment work on the tower arms at the Gateway To Mars is progressing well.
- Booster 11 and ship 29 are being readied for lifting onto the PAD.
- Booster stabilization pins have been reinstalled on the launch Mount.
- Repair work on the booster quick disconnect lines is ongoing.
- A new hose is being installed to address damaged quick disconnect lines.
- Ship 29 underwent successful static fire tests with all six engines firing.
- Ship 29 also completed a single engine static fire test using header tanks.
- Booster 11's partnership 29 was stacked onto the suborbital pad.
- SpaceX is scrapping booster 4 and other tank sections at the build site.
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Dragon spacecraft delivers supplies after successful docking.
- Dragon spacecraft arrived just minutes before a live video, delivering essential supplies to the crew on board.
- NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, along with Ol Nitzki and Marina Vasilas Sky, successfully docked after an aborted flight due to a dead battery.
- The docking process, including solar array deployment, took only 22 seconds after a two-day orbital journey.
- The White House requested $25.4 billion for NASA in the 2025 fiscal year, a 2% increase from the previous year.
- $7.6 billion is allocated for NASA's Artemis program, with additional funding for robotic planetary missions and projects like the Mars sample return mission and the x59 supersonic aircraft development.
