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SPACEX: March 14 is the date for the test. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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🗓️ 9 March 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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this is CBS I on the world. I'm John Bachelor. Behind the Black, Bob Zimmerman is here because there is positive information about Boca Chica and the next Starship super heavy test.

0:35.8

I don't go too far with that word positive, Bob.

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Good evening to you.

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Good evening, John.

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First, I must once again, I forgot to do this early this week but I have to thank your

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listeners once again for their really generous donations to my website during the

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February fundraiser they always surprised me they have to give me a dime and if they do and so I really thank you. Thank you.

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You'll listen to very strongly for that. Yes, we have maybe positive news and it's having to do with

1:00.4

Starship Super Heavy and the third test launch of this gigantic rocket that SpaceX

1:06.4

is attempting to build.

1:09.6

SpaceX announced this week an update on its Starship webpage which outlined the plans for that third

1:16.0

or below launch. There'll be some changes from the previous one and it said they're

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aiming for March 14th launch date. They did mention that they're still

1:26.0

pending regulatory approval so the FAA has not issued the approval yet, but they

1:31.8

outlined the mission they talk about how it's not going to

1:34.7

land northeast of Hawaii, they're going to shorten the orbit and land it in

1:38.8

their Indian Ocean. They can actually do some additional re-light of the Raptor engine wall on coast in orbit.

1:47.0

That's probably to bring it down sooner, but it's also to test the engine to hear the

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