{"id":176230,"date":"2023-11-18T00:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/spacex-launches-second-starship-flight-test"},"modified":"2023-11-18T00:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T06:30:22","slug":"spacex-launches-second-starship-flight-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/spacex-launches-second-starship-flight-test","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOI35G7cP7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX is targeting Saturday for the second flight of Starship. The company has received regulatory approval for the flight. The flight will feature the newly added hot staging ring, allowing the Ship to separate from the Booster while the Booster engines are still firing. The stack features multiple upgrades compared to the first flight, including 63 upgrades SpaceX submitted to the FAA to mitigate issues from the first flight. Ahead of the launch, SpaceX will close the road, evacuate the village and surrounding area, and clear the potential blast radius.<\/p>\n<p>Booster 9 will attempt a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, while Ship 25 will attempt to fly around the earth before performing a reentry and hard splashdown in the Hawaiian area.<\/p>\n<p>Window Opens: November 18th at 7AM CST (13:00 UTC)<br \/> Window Closes: November 18th at 7:20AM CST (13:20 UTC) <\/p>\n<p>Mission: Starship\u2019s second fully integrated test flight.<br \/> Vehicles: Booster 9 and Ship 25<br \/> Recovery: No recovery. Booster will attempt soft splashdown, Ship will not and instead will impact the ocean.<br \/> Stats:<br \/> \u00b7 SpaceX\u2019s 85th launch of the year and the 6th launch of the month.<br \/> \u00b7 SpaceX\u2019s 2nd space launch from Starbase.<br \/> \u00b7 Starship will, once again, become the largest, most massive, and most powerful rocket every created breaking its own record.<\/p>\n<p>Forum link: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/index.php?topic=57219.0\">https:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/index.php?topic=57219.0<\/a><br \/> SpaceX\u2019s launch page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=starship-flight-2\">https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=starship-flight-2<\/a><br \/> NSF Starship merch: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.nasaspaceflight.com\/collections\/starship-orbital-flight-test\">https:\/\/shop.nasaspaceflight.com\/collections\/starship-orbital-flight-test<\/a>.<br \/> NSF Launch Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/11\/ift-2-launch\/\">https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2023\/11\/ift-2-launch\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u26a1 Become a member of NASASpaceflight\u2019s channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24\/7 coverage. \u26a1<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/spacex-launches-second-starship-flight-test\">Continue reading \u201cSpaceX Launches Second Starship Flight Test\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX is targeting Saturday for the second flight of Starship. The company has received regulatory approval for the flight. The flight will feature the newly added hot staging ring, allowing the Ship to separate from the Booster while the Booster engines are still firing. 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