Comments on: SpaceX almost completes dress rehearsal countdown of Starship/Superheavy https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-almost-completes-dress-rehearsal-countdown-of-starship-superheavy/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeff https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-almost-completes-dress-rehearsal-countdown-of-starship-superheavy/#comment-1450369 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:54:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103298#comment-1450369 According to NSF’s quotes of SpaceX, next launch attempt is scheduled for March 14, 2024.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=60479.0

Hmm, Pi Day…. 8^)

]]> By: MDN https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-almost-completes-dress-rehearsal-countdown-of-starship-superheavy/#comment-1450203 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:31:56 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103298#comment-1450203 I suspect this was as much, if not more, about testing the tank farm updates as it was about the ships. Remember, there are many new tanks, new sub-coolers, new pumps, etc., none of which had been tested through an entire WDR scenario.

They loaded 5000 tons of propellent in just 45 minutes AND successfully detanked it. So it doesn’t strike me as too surprising they stopped at T-10 as this was the real focus of the test I think.

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