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Hey everybody, welcome back to 
the Elon Musk Podcast. 

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This is a show where we discuss 
the critical Crossroads, The 

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Shape, SpaceX, Tesla X, The 
Boring Company, and Neuralink, 

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and I'm your host, Will Walden. 
SpaceX is actively preparing for

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the third flight of its colossal
Starship rocket following the 

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completion of a static fire test
of Ship 28 in the positioning of

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Booster 10 at the Starbase 
launch site in South Texas. 

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Now this progress comes just one
month after the second flight of

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Starship. 
With the upcoming test 

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potentially including an all in 
space propellant transfer and a 

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controlled landing in the ocean 
near Hawaii A SpaceX conducted a

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successful static fire test of 
Ship 28 six Raptor engines 

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showing no evident damage to the
rocket or the ground equipment. 

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Now concurrently, Booster 10 was
moved to the launchpad and 

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conducted fueling and a possible
ground systems problem. 

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The test was scrubbed. 
Now following these tests, 

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SpaceX plans to stack the 
Starship upper stage. 

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A top Booster 10 nearing 
completion of the launch vehicle

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for the integrated flight Test 3
and the third Starship flight 

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aims to advance its flight 
profile, including a controlled 

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ocean landing and possibly an in
space propellant transfer, 

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though this remains unconfirmed 
now. 

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The second Starship launch in 
November demonstrated marked 

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improvements over the first 
attempt, notably in engine 

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reliability in the execution of 
a complex hot staging maneuver. 

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Kathy Leaders, Spacex's general 
manager for the Starship launch 

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site, hinted at targeting the 
first quarter of the next year 

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for the third test flight, 
aligning with the company's 

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ambitious schedule. 
And post second flight, SpaceX 

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has made minimal hardware 
modifications, suggesting 

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software related issues. 
Regulatory approval from the FAA

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is still pending following their
designation of the second flight

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as a mishap, and Ship 28 and 
Booster Ten were swiftly 

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transferred to the launch site 
following the second flight, 

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with Ship 28 undergoing a series
of tests, including a spin prime

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test. 
Spacex's dismantling of 

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suborbital Pad A to build a 
second launch tower suggests a 

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shift in testing locations, 
potentially centralizing engine 

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tests at the Massey's facility. 
Primarily, tests with Booster 10

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involve partial fueling followed
by a lengthy hold and eventual 

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safety pressurization, 
indicating ongoing diagnostic 

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processes. 
No word on if the ground systems

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were affected during this 
testing. 

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At SpaceX is waiting for FAA 
approval for the third flight, 

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having conducted the six engine 
fire test to have shipped 28 at 

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the Starbase facility, and the 
Super heavy flight intends to 

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reach orbit and splash down near
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With NASA already planning to 
use a modified Starship for 

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lunar landings and potential 
crude missions to Mars, recent 

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inspections by Elon Musk reveal 
the Starship Launchpad's 

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robustness, requiring no 
refurbishment post launch, a 

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significant improvement from the
first Test flight's pad 

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destruction. 
Despite 2 explosions in the 

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second flight, the Starship's 
upper stage achieved separation 

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and Space Flight, albeit not 
reaching orbit, and the 

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launchpad remained intact, 
signaling readiness for future 

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attempts. 
Now, NASA's commitment to using 

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Starship for the Artemis 3 lunar
mission hinges on successful 

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orbital tests in flight 
refueling and a lunar landing 

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test. 
With SpaceX transitioning from 

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Texas tests to operational 
flights from Kennedy Space 

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Center or KSC, SpaceX is 
innovating with the Megazilla 

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Launch integration tower and the
Twin Chopsticks arms at both 

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Texas and KSC sites, aiming for 
quick turn around and booster 

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landing capabilities sometime in
the future. 

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And SpaceX is constructing a 
second crew capable launch tower

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at Cape Canaveral, replicating 
Texas pad improvements with NASA

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and the FAA closely monitoring 
and regulating starships 

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development for future 
commercial launches. 

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