{"id":23179,"date":"2020-12-03T14:37:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23179"},"modified":"2020-12-04T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:00:54","slug":"space-transport-roundup-dec-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23179","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup – Dec.3.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

** SpaceX set to launch Starship prototype SN8 to 15 km<\/strong> following successful static firing of its three Raptor engines on Nov. 24th. The company currently has a FAA permit for a flight during a 3 day window opening on Dec. 4th. (There are local restrictions<\/a> on closing access to the beach on weekends so the window may effectively be 1 day long.) A wet dress rehearsal took place on Wed. Dec. 2nd. Elon Musk had indicated that there would be another static firing before the flight but it looks like they may skip this.<\/p>\n

[ Update<\/strong>: The flight has been postponed till Monday Dec. 7th at the earliest. Also, the max altitude will be 12.5 km rather than 15 km.]<\/p>\n