Starship Flight 15 eyed for no earlier than November 8 as Ship 42 returns to testing
NASASpaceflight reports an FAA planning slide lists Starship Flight 15 no earlier than November 8. SpaceX removed Ship 42's engines and sent it back for more cryogenic proof testing.
Photo: Alexander Hatley from Spring, Texas, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
NASASpaceflight reported on October 9 that Ship 42, slated for Starship Flight 15 with Booster 22, has gone back to SpaceX's Massey's test site for a third round of cryogenic proof testing, after SpaceX removed all six of its engines. The outlet said the reason was unclear.
According to NASASpaceflight, an FAA air-traffic planning slide lists Flight 15 no earlier than November 8. The outlet describes these planning dates as unofficial; SpaceX has not announced a date.
The following flight, listed as Starlink Group 30-1, is slated to be the first Starship launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, NASASpaceflight reports. Meanwhile, Ship 40 from Flight 13 returned to Texas on October 7 after 75 days at sea.