How to watch SpaceX Starship’s ninth test flight May 27

SpaceX is preparing for its ninth test launch of a Starship rocket. The flight is scheduled for May 27, and the launch window will open at 7:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (6:30 p.m. local time in Texas, at Starbase). This corresponds to 02:30 a.m. May 28 Moscow time. The broadcast will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, that is, around 02:00 Moscow time.

The broadcast will start about 30 minutes before the launch, that is, around 02:00 Moscow time.

A special feature of the mission will be the first-ever re-launch of the Super Heavy booster: the same first stage will be used for the flight as in Starship’s seventh test earlier this year. According to SpaceX, 29 of the 33 Raptor engines on the booster will be reused, with the remaining components replaced with new ones.

The launch broadcast will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff and will be available on SpaceX’s official website, as well as live on their social media page X. Or you can watch on this page below.

Watch Starship's ninth flight test → https://t.co/Gufroc2kUz https://t.co/NYF0ZMyeGp

The Starship’s eighth test flight took place in March, but ended unsuccessfully with several upper stage engines failing, causing it to break up. However, the Super Heavy booster then successfully returned to the launch pad and was caught by the towering «chopsticks».

At that time, the Super Heavy’s booster successfully returned to the launch pad and was caught by the tower’s «chopsticks».

SpaceX has revealed that the failure was caused by an equipment failure on one of the upper stage’s center engines, which caused unintended fuel mixing and ignition. In a May 22 update, the company said changes were made: preloads were added to the upper stage engines at key connections, a new nitrogen purge system was implemented, and fuel drain systems were upgraded.

In the ninth test, the Super Heavy will not return to the pad, but will land in the ocean. Starship’s upper stage will attempt to deploy eight mockups of Starlink satellites, as well as conduct several experiments to test the upper stage’s return to the launch pad in the future.

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