SpaceX plans to make many changes in the second Starship rocket launch. These changes include a fundamental change in the way the two stages of the rocket are separated, improvements to the rocket propulsion system, and strengthening of the launch pad in South Texas to withstand the explosion of the 33 main engines.
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said, “In the next Starship launch, there will be many changes, the number of which will be more than a thousand changes. So I think the probability of this rocket reaching orbit is much higher than the previous launch. “The probability is maybe 60 percent, but it all depends on how well the rocket does in the separation phase.”
Musk explained some of the changes in an interview with journalist Ashley Vance on Saturday, saying that the next launch of the Starship rocket and improvements to its launch pad in South Texas will take about six weeks.
Starship is designed to be reusable. SpaceX wants to use this rocket to send satellites into Earth orbit and eventually to carry cargo and NASA astronauts to the moon and Mars. SpaceX’s long-term goal is to replace the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule with an advanced and powerful Starship rocket.
SpaceX is very satisfied with the results of the first test launch of Starship on April 20. This launch was carried out to a height of 24 miles (38 km), but it went out of control after the engine failed. This test set the record for the largest and most powerful rocket ever launched, a rocket with a height of 394 feet (120 meters) and about 15 million pounds of thrust.
In any case, we have to wait and see how successful the second launch of this rocket will be.
Source: Arstechnica
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