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The next launch could take place in December Visitors to the SpaceX Starbase spaceport in Boca Chica now have another place against which they can take beautiful pictures. A photograph of a giant neon sign with the inscription “Gateway to Mars” was published a couple of hours ago by the head of the company, Elon Musk. [caption id="attachment_85542" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Starship launch pad[/caption] Last week, workers began installing massive white letters on a newly built wall near the Starship launch pad. Some SpaceX fans have expressed regret over the recent construction of a large wall around parts of the launch complex. They see this as another step towards gradually closing SpaceX Starbase to the public. “Gateway to Mars,” a huge neon sign appeared on the Starship launch pad The new sign appeared a couple of weeks after Starship's second launch. This time we managed to reach the stage of stage separation, but a few moments later the launch vehicle exploded. The Starship spacecraft continued its flight , but also exploded approximately 8 minutes after it began. [caption id="attachment_85543" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Starship launch pad[/caption] Musk said the next Starship could be ready to fly in December, but SpaceX needs to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Approval will be received by Friday Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX will receive approval to launch the Starship rocket by the scheduled date of November 17. I have just been informed that approval to launch is due in time for launch on Friday. The space company SpaceX previously announced the exact date of the second Starship launch. But then it was reported that the company was still awaiting final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). [caption id="attachment_81961" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Starship rocket[/caption] Confirmed: the huge 122-meter Starship rocket will launch on November 17 On its first launch, the rocket rose high and flew for more than three minutes, but lost several engines, caused serious damage to the launch pad and entered a dive, after which it was remotely  destroyed . After the launch, a crater appeared in the ground, concrete pieces scattered across the area, and the environment was damaged, some species of wildlife of which are in danger of extinction. The launch also caused a fire of approximately 16,000 m2 within  the state park.

Estimated deadline announced The space company SpaceX said it could launch the second flight test of its Starship rocket as early as mid-November 2023. However, the company is still awaiting approval from US regulatory authorities. [caption id="attachment_80030" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] SpaceX revealed the tentative launch date on its website on Friday, November 3, 2023, days after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed a safety review focused on the launch's potential impacts on public health and property.  SpaceX is ready to send a huge 122-meter Starship rocket into orbit The FAA's report was part of a broader assessment needed before SpaceX can conduct another test flight. The first attempt was unsuccessful, it took place on April 20, 2023. Then the Starship upper stage failed to separate from the Super Heavy launch vehicle as planned. SpaceX sent a command to self-destruct the ship a few minutes after launch. The incredibly powerful rocket even damaged the orbital launcher at Starbase and made a large crater in the concrete.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is still consulting with the FAA on the Endangered Species Act. The Environmental Protection Agency has 135 days to issue a revised opinion, but the permit will likely be issued much sooner. 

The first stage of the rocket has already landed on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean On Friday, space company SpaceX broke its own record for rocket reuse. A Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. [caption id="attachment_79823" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] The launch took place at 20:37 US East Coast time (03:37 Moscow time) on November 3, 2023. [caption id="attachment_79825" align="aligncenter" width="420"] SpaceX[/caption] Record launch: the 18th launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was successful According to the mission description on the SpaceX website, this was the unprecedented 18th launch of the first stage of a Falcon 9. https://youtu.be/Lq5DbACBmXo The launch was successful and the company has already reported the deployment of 23 Starlink satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, the first stage of the launch vehicle successfully landed on an autonomous floating platform called A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred kilometers off the coast of Florida. [caption id="attachment_79828" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption]

SpaceX is actively preparing to launch a second test flight of Starship, building the latest prototype model, and continues to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to obtain launch approval. Starbase on the Gulf Coast has completed preparations for the second test flight of Starship, which SpaceX hopes to launch soon. “Starship is fully assembled as the team prepares for the launch rehearsal. We continue to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain launch approval,” SpaceX wrote on Monday on the X social network, which also posted photos of the process of preparing and installing Starship at Starbase. [caption id="attachment_70286" align="aligncenter" width="650"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70287" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70288" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SpaceX[/caption] One step closer to Mars: SpaceX aims for a second Starship test flight. The US Federal Aviation Administration recently completed its investigation into Starship's first test flight, which took place on April 20. The purpose of this flight was to send the upper stage of the Starship around the Earth, landing in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. However, shortly after liftoff, problems occurred and the separation of the two stages failed, and SpaceX deliberately destroyed the prototype over the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk said that the new Starship is ready for launch from a technical point of view - in particular, SpaceX engineers have successfully tested the Raptor engines on both stages. When fully assembled, Starship stands nearly 122 meters tall. It is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, with much more thrust than NASA's famous Saturn V moon rocket. Both Starship stages are designed to be reusable, which Musk believes is the breakthrough needed to make settlement on Mars economically feasible.