FP TrendingFeb 09, 2021 16:22:02 IST
SpaceX completed the first cryogenic test at Starship SN10, and lifted the road closure at 4.30pm CST (4 a.m. IST), marking the end of Monday ‘s pre – flight tests. After a successful cryo test, SpaceX requested a static fire test window that could be between February 10-12 (Wednesday to Friday). Another window is available on Tuesday, February 9th. If the Starship SN10 completes a spotless wet uniform (WDR) forecast and static fire on Tuesday or Wednesday, the company may launch the rocket before Friday.
The FAA has, unfortunately, reconsidered SpaceX’s airlift restrictions with a note that the launch of SN10 is still pending approval, which will add to bureaucratic uncertainty, as well as the hurdles. technical for the flight to get a permit. The Starship SN10 is the equivalent of the late Starships SN8 and SN9 which suffered second-place failures, which led to hard impacts and explosions on December 9 and February 2, respectively.
The Starship SN10 is powered by a browser of three Raptor engines that will deliver up to 600 metric tons of space. The SN10 was built as part of a series of four prototypes, designed to find a new way to recover a rocket. The SN10 is a prototype steel rocket with a reusable platform measuring 50 m (165 ft) high, 9 m (30 ft) wide, and approximately 1,350 metric tons – the size of a Falcon Heavy – when which will be completely burned.
Starship SN10 has not yet completed a cryogenic test, which refers to a common use that SpaceX uses to test the health of the vehicle with dissolved nitrogen, mimicking the extreme cold of melting methane and propellant oxygen. no danger from explosion or violent fire.