Recently, the United States space exploration technology company (SpaceX) “Starship” spacecraft received the fifth test flight consent, the earliest may be launched tonight. This logo marks another important step for SpaceX to test the scale of space.
Starship is a brand new SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry out human exploration missions such as colonizing Mars and visiting the moon. The acceptance of this test flight means that the “star ship” spacecraft is a step closer to the realistic operation of space exploration.
It is reported that the test flight will carry a new reconnaissance aircraft called Raptor, which uses liquid methane and liquid oxygen as fuel, and is estimated to reach a staggering 7,000 kilograms of force. This will allow the “Starship” spacecraft to achieve faster speeds and higher orbits, laying the foundation for future space exploration missions.
The orbital altitude of the test mission is estimated to reach about 100 kilometers, and the flight time is about 10 minutes. In the process of traveling, the spacecraft will carry out a number of key technology verification, search for the performance of the planning machine, aerodynamic characteristics, thermal protection system. The successful verification of these techniques will provide strong support for the future space exploration mission of the “Star ship” spacecraft.
It is worth mentioning that the acceptance of this test flight is inseparable from SpaceX’s inexhaustible renovation and breach of the scale of exploration in space. Over the past few years, SpaceX has gained world-gazing efficacy in receiving rocket technology, satellite Internet, and manned spaceflight. The test flight of the “star ship” spacecraft is expected to refresh mankind’s understanding of space exploration again.
As soon as tonight, we’ll witness the fifth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft. The success of this test flight will mean that SpaceX’s leading position in the scale of space exploration will be further consolidated, and it will also lay the foundation for mankind to move to more remote space. Let us wait for the successful completion of this test flight and open a new chapter for mankind’s space exploration cause.