SpaceX Starship Flight 12 is scheduled to launch May 12, 22:30 UTC / 17:30 CDT
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– NEW Trajectory
– Afternoon Launch Window.
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They slowed down because they have a new launch pad and completely redesigned the rocket (moved from version 2 to version 3, changed the engine design (also v2 to V3). If this launch is even remotely successful you will see a serious increase in launch cadence.
I hope it will be successful. Ability to deliver 100 tons to LEO in reusable and 200 tons in expendable mode – way bigger, complex payloads is a big thing. The whole ISS (space station) weight is about 450 tons!
So basically that means whole space station could be assembled on Earth and launched with 1 launch!
But it took them some time. Last launch(11th) was in October or so.
It does seem like they slowed down their development program.
Optimistically, perhaps they decided they’d collected enough data through partially successful test launches, and it’s time to buckle down and try to get everything right.
Pessimistically, maybe they burned through so much capital they can’t afford to blow up many more rockets…