Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
摘要
SpaceX的Starship于周五从得克萨斯州南部按计划发射升空，完成三年多来的第15次测试飞行。发射条件理想，天气平静。第一级助推器顺利升空并在墨西哥湾上空分离，上级飞船点燃猛禽发动机进入预定轨道，这是SpaceX第二次将Starship送入近地轨道。此次飞行总体成功，并为周六可能的回收尝试创造条件。
STARBASE, Texas—Starship lifted off right on schedule Friday from South Texas, making its 15th test flight in more than three years.
The largely successful launch took place in the early evening; as the massive rocket rose into the atmosphere, the Sun sank toward the western horizon. Conditions were ideal for the launch, with the atmospheric winds so calm the rocket’s white plume did not dissipate for many minutes. The weather in South Texas is not always comfortable; summers are long and hot. Friday evening was perfect at Starbase.
The first stage ascended toward space flawlessly, releasing the upper stage above the Gulf of Mexico. From there, the Starship upper stage ignited its Raptor engines and powered its way into a nominal orbit. This was the second time SpaceX has flown Starship into low-Earth orbit.
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