SpaceX has an aggressive plan for Starship in 2024, planning to launch the rocket at least nine times this year, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator.

據美國聯邦航空管理局 (FAA) 一位管理員透露，SpaceX 在 2024 年制定了一項積極的 Starship 計劃，計劃今年至少發射 9 次火箭。

Starship is the most powerful and the largest heavy-lift launch vehicle ever built, and it will eventually be responsible for taking people from Earth to Mars, according to SpaceX’s goals for the project.

星際飛船是迄今為止建造的最強大、最大的重型運載火箭，根據 SpaceX 的專案目標，它將最終負責將人們從地球運送到火星。

However, SpaceX has a long way to go before it will get Starship to that point.

然而，SpaceX 還有很長的路要走，才能讓 Starship 達到這一點。

In the way of test flights, SpaceX is reportedly looking for a busy year in 2024 and intends to launch it at least nine times, according to Commercial Space Transportation Administrator for the FAA, Kelvin Coleman.

據 FAA 商業太空運輸管理員 Kelvin Coleman 稱，在試飛方面，SpaceX 預計 2024 年將是忙碌的一年，並打算至少發射九次。

“They’re looking at a pretty aggressive launch schedule this year. They’re looking at, I believe, at least nine launches this year. That’s a lot of launches,” Coleman said regarding SpaceX’s plans for Starship. If you’re doing modifications and doing them one by one, that’s a lot of work. We’ve been talking to SpaceX constantly around the clock, coming together and trying to figure out how do we do this. We’re invested with the company, and so we’ll work with them to get them back going as soon as they can.”

「他們今年正在製定一個相當激進的發佈時間表。我相信，他們今年至少考慮推出九項產品。這是很多次發射，」科爾曼在談到 SpaceX 的 Starship 計劃時說道。如果你正在做修改，並且一一進行，那是一項很大的工作。我們一直在與 SpaceX 晝夜不停地交談，聚集在一起，試圖弄清楚我們該如何做到這一點。我們對這家公司進行了投資，因此我們將與他們合作，讓他們盡快恢復運營。”

Ars Technica reported the plans.

Ars Technica 報告了這些計劃。

After launching and attempting a landing of the reusable rocket roughly five years back, SpaceX was subjected to an enhanced environmental review that resulted in a limited launch schedule of just five attempts per year.

大約五年前發射並嘗試著陸可重複使用火箭後，SpaceX 接受了強化的環境審查，導致發射計劃有限，每年僅進行五次嘗試。

SpaceX wants that to be changed.

SpaceX 希望改變這一現狀。

Starship’s first Integrated Test Flight, or IFT, was back in April 2023, with what was considered a successful test launch before the rocket suffered a “rapid and unscheduled disassembly” as it exploded before stage separation.

Starship 的首次綜合測試飛行 (IFT) 於 2023 年 4 月進行，當時被認為是一次成功的測試發射，但火箭在級分離前爆炸，遭受了「快速且計劃外的解體」。

A second Integrated Flight Test (IFT-2) of Starship took place in November.

星艦的第二次綜合飛行測試（IFT-2）於 11 月進行。

Now, Musk and SpaceX are planning for a third test flight sometime in mid-March, which would give Starship roughly one launch per month from then until the end of 2024.

現在，馬斯克和 SpaceX 正計劃在 3 月中旬進行第三次試飛，從那時起直到 2024 年底，Starship 大約每月發射一次。