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SpaceX scales back plans for Starship’s first high-altitude flight – Yahoo Finance Australia
SpaceX’s Elon Musk now says Starship’s first high-altitude flight will top out at 50,000 feet, not 60,000.
You might want to dial back your expectations for the first high-altitude SpaceX Starship flight. Elon Musk now says the flight with the SN8 prototype will top out at 15km, or close to 50,000ft, instead of the 18km and 60,000ft hed mentioned earlier. Its not clear what prompted the lowered expectations, but Musk added that the rocket would get its nosecone and front flaps next week.
He also showed current progress on the prototype, noting that the rear body flaps were already in place. An SN9 p…
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