Elon Musk's Starship Rocket 2nd Test Flight is On Saturday

Starship launch By: My space

Elon Musk set second test flight on Saturday.

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Firstly test flight was on Friday, but due to some technical reason shifted on Saturday.

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"We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is postponed to Saturday," Elon Musk posted on X.

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Saturday test flight aim is to complete Earth orbit and have time of 1.5 hours.

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Starship will follow an eastward trajectory, crossing, Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans and land near Hawaii.

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In the last test flight, starship ended up in an explosion.

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Several engine failures, failure in seperation of booster and uncontrolled spin, SpaceX intentionally destructed it.

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In future Starship will be used to carry Astronauts and Payloads to Moon and Mars.

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Transportation capacity of Starship is up to 100 people and cargo transport is up to 150 metric tonnes.

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