{"id":16159,"date":"2023-04-12T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechill.at\/?p=16159"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:30:07","slug":"spacex-starship-ready-for-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/en\/2023\/04\/12\/spacex-starship-ready-for-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Starship: Ready for Take Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Twitteria is in a tizzy. The reason is once again Elon Musk. He recently announced that the SpaceX Starship is ready for launch. The <strong>SpaceX Starship<\/strong> is scheduled to take off for testing before the end of April. It will make flights to Mars possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7642647252677850\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7642647252677850\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8620625190\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-spacex\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is SpaceX?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SpaceX<\/a> is the abbreviation for &#8220;Space Exploration Technologies Corporation&#8221;. It is a US-American space and telecommunication company. The <strong>CEO is Elon Musk<\/strong>. One of the main goals of the company is to develop the so-called Starship rockets. They are supposed to spread life to other planets. And to help colonise Mars. Furthermore, <strong>Starship is supposed to be able to fly up to three times a day<\/strong>. What sounds like the dream of a little boy &#8211; or slightly megalomaniac multi-billionaire &#8211; is not so far-fetched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-1160x725.webp\" alt=\"SpaceX Starship Test\" class=\"wp-image-16154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-1160x725.webp 1160w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-560x350.webp 560w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-800x500.webp 800w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-120x75.webp 120w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-90x56.webp 90w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-320x200.webp 320w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-50x31.webp 50w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-100x63.webp 100w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1-80x50.webp 80w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, the company has mastered all the technical challenges. In the meantime, SpaceX&#8217;s spaceships are the most important supply bridges for the International Space Station (ISS). Among other things, Musk&#8217;s team <strong>succeeded in developing<\/strong> the most powerful launch vehicle available. With the &#8220;Falcon Heavy&#8221; and its successors, equipment weighing over a hundred tonnes can be brought into orbit. Another achievement that cannot be argued away as long as one is generally pro-space flight: SpaceX developed new methods to <strong>reuse rocket parts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-starship\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Starship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2017, SpaceX has also been working on completing the &#8220;Big Falcon Rocket&#8221;, also called &#8220;BFR&#8221; and later &#8220;Starship&#8221;. It is intended to enable a manned flight to Mars. It is also supposed to be able to supply a future moon base. The part is a <strong>total of 119 metres<\/strong> high. Like any rocket, Starship consists of a lower stage, which serves as a booster, and an upper stage. The latter is the actual spacecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-1160x868.webp\" alt=\"SpaceX Starship\" class=\"wp-image-16152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-1160x868.webp 1160w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-560x420.webp 560w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-800x600.webp 800w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-120x90.webp 120w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-90x68.webp 90w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-50x37.webp 50w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-100x75.webp 100w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4-80x60.webp 80w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-4.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The upper stage was already tested several times in the <strong>atmosphere in 2020 and 2021.<\/strong> These tests did not go quite as planned. During the landing, &#8220;there were problems&#8221;, as the British would say. What actually happened: they exploded. Then, in May 2021, the landing succeeded for the first time. So far, therefore, Starship as a whole has not yet taken off. But according to a tweet by Elon Musk, that is about to change. Although the <strong>launch permit is still pending<\/strong>, Starship is reportedly ready for take-off in South Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"journey-to-mars\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journey to Mars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives its OK, Starship is to make it into orbit as a whole for the first time. 33 engines will make this possible. According to the plan, the first stage will be <strong>decapsulated after 2 minutes<\/strong>. It will land in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage will orbit the earth for 90 minutes with six rocket engines. It will then land in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-1160x1740.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-1160x1740.webp 1160w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-560x840.webp 560w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-800x1200.webp 800w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-120x180.webp 120w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-90x135.webp 90w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-320x480.webp 320w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-33x50.webp 33w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-67x100.webp 67w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-80x120.webp 80w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6-53x80.webp 53w, https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spacex-starship-6.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard from the highest peak in space, \u00a9 SpaceX <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk is confident. On Twitter on 10 April he said: &#8220;Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April&#8221;. Is it perhaps intentional that the year is missing? Until now, all of Musk&#8217;s major projects <strong>have been postponed.<\/strong> Sometimes by years. If the test is successful, a trip into space could soon be on the bucket list of the super-rich. Because for &#8220;a few million dollars per flight&#8221; you could get on board, according to Musk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The SpaceX Starship is reportedly ready for take-off in South Texas; according to Elon Musk, a launch will take place in April.","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"default","csco_page_load_nextpost":"default","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[744,754],"tags":[789,37,1231],"class_list":{"0":"post-16159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-more-en","8":"category-technik-gadgets-en","9":"tag-header-en","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-technik","12":"post_format-post-format-video","13":"cs-entry","14":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SpaceX Starship: Ready for Take Off - The Chill Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The SpaceX Starship is reportedly ready for take-off in South Texas; 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