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2022年6月26日

電子郵件地址點擊“注冊”,你同意收到內部營銷電子郵件以及其他合作夥伴提供和接受我們的服務條款和隱私政策。Elon Musk旨在得到SpaceX的首次大規模的星際飛船火箭進入軌道發射,他希望下個月將徹底改變行業的空間。上周美國聯邦航空管理局(FAA)後得出其環境審查SpaceX的德州發射場計劃,億萬富翁說他的公司會有飛船準備下個月飛。飛船是一個完全可重用的火箭,SpaceX公司希望發送到地球的軌道和外太空。推出120米的車輛將NASA重返月球,並允許更近了一步。麝香實現他的夢想在火星上建立一個殖民地。盡管聯邦航空局沒有發現重大環境影響與SpaceX的發射場博卡奇卡,公司仍有超過75人采取行動列在該機構的43頁的審查。7月的幾天,在航天工業專家不相信星際飛船將準備發射。商業航天工業專家格雷格•Autry告訴內幕,許多美國聯邦航空局的75條款是“非常瑣碎,非工程要求”,可以和其他人在同一時間完成。但是他說麝香假定每個人做的工作是一個克隆的自己,或“天才的人,基本上從來沒有停止工作。我敢打賭7月下旬在技術上是可行的,但是我會把我自己的錢在8月或9月。” Musk's timelines are always too optimistic, Autry added, something which the SpaceX CEO has admitted himself in the past. SpaceX and Musk have predicted various dates for the Starship launch. These included July and November last year, as well as January 2022 . Musk's latest prediction was made in February when he said he was confident that Starship would get into orbit this year. For Olivier de Weck, professor of engineering systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it all comes down to two questions: can all the technical work be done before July, and does SpaceX have the launch permit? Like Autry, de Weck also said most of the FAA's 75 actions are relatively small, such as collecting rocket debris that falls and donating $5,000 to organizations that protect endangered birds of prey and ocelots. "My guess is that SpaceX is going to work on these [terms] in parallel because they have motivated, knowledgeable staff that work 80 hours a week," he said. "One week at SpaceX is like a month at a normal company." De Weck said he wasn't sure if SpaceX could complete all the work in July. "If it's not July, it's going to be this summer — maybe August, September," de Weck said, adding there's a 75% to 80% probability that the first Starship launch will happen this summer. Adam Baker, co-founder of UK Launch Services and an expert in rocket systems, picked up on the fact that Musk tweeted SpaceX will be ready to launch Starship to orbit in July, but not that it would actually do so. It first requires a launch license, he said, but the FAA was not likely to issue one until all 75 actions have been met. "Starship has the potential to change the way we do space travel, and that won't come without some environmental consequences, so there is a weighing up needed," Baker added. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Subscribe to push notifications