Starship Test flight 3 launch window opens at 7:00am CDT 14.3.24 (10pm AEST 11pm AEDT 14.3.24) but winds may not be favourable so the window may be pushed out.
Significant Changes: Starship Flight 3 Will Not Be The Same
Stage 1 survived re-entry but engines failed to light up during the slow down burn and hit the ocean at great speed.
Starship flew further than its other flights but burned up during re-entry. It was in a slow spin with its heat shielded underbelly not taking the full heat of atmospheric compression. Looked like the hot gas thrusters froze resulting in the slow spin and not being recoverable from the spin with its fins alone. Might need to switch to nitrogen cold gas thrusters. Not sure why they didn’t use it initially.
Great live video of the plasma burn glow though which I believe is a first from onboard a re-entry vehicle.
Overall great viewing and successful but not fully successful to capacity.
Fraser Cain is so good with his YouTube channel. Lots of interesting interviews with scientists in cutting edge space exploration fields. He also covers a lot in particle physics and dark matter & energy.
Highly recommend for those wanting to know a bit more behind the headlines such as JWST, space exploration and particle physics.
This interview video is with Jessie Christiansen who is the female Aussie that leads NASA on exoplanets and discovering them.
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Here is a presentation by Jessie of you want to know more about the basics and history of exoplanet discovery. More digestible.