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Old August 1st 20, 01:49 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Alain Fournier[_3_]
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Default SN5 about to get wet, and maybe glow

On Jul/31/2020 at 16:02, Snidely wrote :
Snidely was thinking very hard :
From teslarati.com:
quote
Delayed from July 8th and 10th, Starship SN5’s first Raptor static
fire is now scheduled no earlier than ~10 am CDT (~15:00 UTC) on
Monday, July 13th.

If things go well during those nominally back-to-back tests, public
road closure filings show that SpaceX wanted to attempt the first
full-scale Starship hop just three days later, although the recent
two-day delay adds a bit of uncertainty.
/quote
URL:https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-first-flight-july-2020/

Let's hope all the test procedures are in good shape and the testers
as well.


Finally got wet and glowing on Thursday, with a hop flight perhaps early
next week.

URL:https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-static-fire-success-hop-test/


I like the way they describe the forthcoming hop test:
"the first full-scale of its kind to lift off (intentionally)".


Alain Fournier