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With attention having shifted back to SpaceX's Falcon 9 program in 2024, it appears that the third test flight of the Strship system might take place in Texas as soon as next month. SpaceX conducted the Starship IFT-2 test in November 2023, and since the test did not damage Starship Stage 0 (i.e., the launch pad), chances were high that IFT-3 would see an expedited timeline compared to its predecessor.

隨著人們的注意力重新轉移到 2024 年 SpaceX 的 Falcon 9 計劃上，Strship 系統的第三次試飛似乎最早可能在下個月在德克薩斯州進行。 SpaceX 於 2023 年 11 月進行了 Starship IFT-2 測試，由於測試沒有損壞 Starship Stage 0（即發射台），因此與前身相比，IFT-3 的時間表很有可能會加快。

Now, a report from the Washington Post's Christian Davenport shares that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) might provide a Starship launch license as soon as in mid February - a busy month for crewed and uncrewed orbital and deep space spaceflight missions in the United States.

現在，《華盛頓郵報》的克里斯蒂安·達文波特(Christian Davenport) 報道稱，美國聯邦航空管理局(FAA) 可能最早在2 月中旬提供星艦發射許可證，對於美國載人和無人軌道和深空太空任務來說，這是一個繁忙的月份。

SpaceX Might Receive FAA Approval For Starship IFT-3 Launch License In Mid February

SpaceX's Starship rocket is shaping up to be a one of a kind product in the history of astronautics. The entire vehicle stack, which stands just a few feet shy of four hundred, is made of two rockets that are capable of taking off on their own. While recent Starship test flights in Texas have focused on the full stack, relying on the power of the 232 foot tall Starship Super Heavy booster, SpaceX's first flight tests of the rocket saw the smaller second stage also lift off and land vertically.

與人工智慧相關的故事其中，NASA 將晶片製造機送入太空，SpaceX 成為壟斷者 SpaceX 可能會在 2 月中旬獲得 FAA 批准的星艦 IFT-3 發射許可證 SpaceX 的星艦火箭正在成為航太史上獨一無二的產品。整個飛行器堆疊距離四百英里僅幾英尺，由兩枚能夠自行起飛的火箭組成。雖然最近在德克薩斯州進行的Starship 測試飛行側重於全棧，依靠232 英尺高的Starship Super Heavy 助推器的動力，但SpaceX 的火箭首次飛行測試看到較小的第二級也垂直升空和著陸。

Today has been a busy day for Starship in the news cycle as well, with reports suggesting that the Pentagon has continued to sustain interest in using Starship for its missions. SpaceX has designed Starship to be able to perform like a commercial airliner as well by using the second stage Starship to ferry passengers on Earth at some point in the future.

今天對星艦來說也是新聞週期中忙碌的一天，有報導稱五角大廈繼續對使用星艦執行任務保持興趣。 SpaceX 設計的 Starship 能夠像商業客機一樣運行，並在未來某個時候使用第二級 Starship 在地球上運送乘客。

Starship's scale, unmatched by any operational or development rocket, also saw it win a contract to launch European aerospace giant Airbus's space station to space in a single launch in the morning today.

星艦的規模是任何運營或開發火箭都無法比擬的，它還贏得了一份合同，將在今天早上將歐洲航空航天巨頭空中客車公司的太空站發射到太空。

Frequent Starship tests are essential for the program to meet its multi billion dollar commitments to NASA, and SpaceX's 2024 Starship test campaign will see the firm focus on handling cryogenic fuel while in space.

頻繁的星艦測試對於該項目履行其對 NASA 的數十億美元承諾至關重要，而 SpaceX 的 2024 年星艦測試活動將讓該公司專注於在太空中處理低溫燃料。

The Starship Super Heavy, with its grid fins deployed in August 2021 before rapid iteration made SpaceX install an interstage vent ring at the forward end of the rocket booster. Image: Elon Musk/X

Starship Super Heavy 於 2021 年 8 月部署了網格尾翼，隨後快速迭代，使得 SpaceX 在火箭助推器的前端安裝了級間通風環。圖片：伊隆馬斯克/X

According to an X post from Davenport, the FAA might "issue a Starship launch license mid to late February." This is a timeline that SpaceX officials have also mentioned multiple times, and it comes as the firm is making several changes to the launch pad and site in Texas.

根據達文波特的 X 貼文稱，美國聯邦航空局可能「在 2 月中下旬頒發星艦發射許可證」。 SpaceX 官員也多次提到這個時間表，而該公司正在對德克薩斯州的發射台和場地進行一些改動。

The first Starship test attempt occurred nearly a year back, in April 2023. It saw the rocket successfully clear the launch pad and climb to the point of stage separation despite losing several of its engines along the way. However, as Starship attempted to separate the first and second stages, it lost orientation and was destroyed while doing cartwheels in the air.

第一次星艦測試嘗試發生在近一年前，也就是 2023 年 4 月。儘管沿途失去了幾台發動機，火箭還是成功地通過了發射台並爬升到了階段分離點。然而，當星艦試圖將第一級和第二級分開時，它失去了方向並在空中翻滾時被摧毀。

Damage to the pad due to a lack of a water deluge system forced SpaceX to upgrade the pad and update its clearance from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Starship IFT-2 made significant progress in November; not only did the second stage successfully start its engines, but the first stage also did not malfunction as it separated from the ship.

由於缺乏噴水系統，該平台受到損壞，迫使 SpaceX 升級該平台並更新了魚類和野生動物管理局 (FWS) 的許可資訊。 Starship IFT-2在11月取得重大進展；不僅第二級成功啟動了發動機，第一級在與船分離時也沒有發生故障。

However, the second stage has to make it to orbit for SpaceX to progress with its test campaign. The first stage booster's successful tower capture and multiple test flights will clear the way for operational flights that have Starlink and NASA depending on them.

然而，第二級必須進入軌道，SpaceX 才能繼續進行測試活動。第一級助推器成功的塔捕獲和多次測試飛行將為星鍊和美國宇航局依賴的運營飛行掃清道路。