SpaceX于10月13日发射Starship号, 测试关键系统, SpaceX to launch Starship on October 13, testing key systems before splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX计划于10月中旬进行第11次星舰飞行试验,可能于10月13日下午6点15分在中时发射。 SpaceX plans its 11th Starship flight test in mid-October, with a possible launch on October 13 at 6:15 p.m. Central Time. 超级重力助推器将使用24个经飞行验证的猛禽发动机,目的是在墨西哥湾进行岸外着陆。 The Super Heavy booster will use 24 flight-proven Raptor engines and aim for an offshore landing in the Gulf of Mexico. Starship上级将携带八颗Starlink模拟器在亚轨道路径上,它们将在重返时燃烧。 The Starship upper stage will carry eight Starlink simulators on a suborbital path, where they will burn up during reentry. 任务包括测试动态银行操作、亚声控指导算法和故意去除热屏瓦,以评估压力下的性能。 The mission includes testing a dynamic banking maneuver, subsonic guidance algorithms, and intentional removal of heat-shield tiles to evaluate performance under stress. 末级将在印度洋进行着陆燃烧和俯冲,以模拟未来返回轨迹。 The upper stage will perform a landing burn and splashdown in the Indian Ocean to simulate future return trajectories.