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So apparently SpaceX is building many of those all the time and the latest spotted one in development is Starship 42: https://starship-spacex.fandom.com/wiki/Sh

by mrtksn 1y ago

So apparently SpaceX is building many of those all the time and the latest spotted one in development is Starship 42: https://starship-spacex.fandom.com/wiki/Ship_42_(S42) https://starship-spacex.fandom.com/wiki/Ship_42_(S42) I guess how much of a setback this is will be determined by how much damage is there on the facilities and the nature of the cause of the explosion(do they need to re-work the next 6 already being assembled so it doesn't happen again?).

shmoe 1y ago
They cant seem to match launch cadence to ship progression. This will most certainly set them back a few more weeks beyond the end of this month.
- MPSimmons 1y ago
  Likely longer as this was the only test site for Starship and there will hopefully be an FAA investigation.
  - vardump 1y ago
    It didn't fly, so there will be no FAA investigation.
    - goku12 1y ago
      Is the FAA going to wait around till it does the same in flight?
      - vardump 1y ago
        I think that's the only thing they can do.
  - mlindner 1y ago
    The FAA only cares about things that have FAA licenses. A static test fire is not FAA licensed so there won't be any FAA investigation.
verzali 1y ago
Doesn't mean much if there's a design or production flaw. Having lots of flawed Starships on standby isn't really useful.