SpaceX will not be launched from southern Texas on Thursday.
“I was notified that I can go home to the village of Boca Chica,” she said on Twitter. “The SN9 spacecraft did not fly today and #WenHop continues.”
This is the last ad on a lash day. The morning started with an update from SpaceX saying it could launch Starship SN9, which represents Serial No. 9, outside Brownsville on Thursday. The prototype of the starship was designed to fly more than 30,000 feet in the air.
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But then the Federal Aviation Administration issued a new temporary flight restriction – which is a sign that the activity could take place at the launch site because these TFR notifications are designed to keep aircraft out of the area – up to less than 7,200 feet. There was speculation that a test could still take place. Some thought that, perhaps, there would still be a leap.
On twitter, SpaceX founder Elon Musk was instrumental in the FAA and its regulation of space flights.
“Unlike its aircraft division, which is a good one, the FAA space division has a fundamentally broken regulatory structure,” said Musk. “Its rules are aimed at a handful of expendable launches a year from some government facilities. According to these rules, humanity will never reach Mars. “
In a statement, the FAA said it would continue to work with SpaceX “to resolve outstanding security issues before we approve the next test flight”.
There is a temporary flight restriction for Friday, with the altitude “from the surface to unlimited”. So, maybe SN9 will be released on Friday? It is too early to know for sure.
The spacecraft’s first high-altitude flight took place in December. The SpaceX SN8 prototype, powered by three Raptor engines, rose miles above Boca Chica before shutting down its engines for a flip maneuver. The spacecraft appeared to be falling in a horizontal position – which was expected and has been termed by many as a disaster – and then its engines started and turned the vehicle vertically. He fell very hard and into a ball of flame, but SpaceX seemed satisfied with the test. In your live video feed, the text “Test awesome. Congratulations, ship team! ”Appeared at the bottom.
This article has been updated with the latest information.