SpaceX Files Notice For Starship Tests Tomorrow With Coast Guard

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After a brief lull following the FAA's confirmation that the test date for the second Starship flight is now in the hands of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), it seems like SpaceX is ready to start conducting ground tests of the world's rocket yet again. Starship is currently being developed in Boca Chica, Texas, and the project picked up the steam in late August and early September after multiple static fires and upgrades to the stage separation system. However, while FAA officials initially stated that Starship would be ready for flight this month, it seems that the rocket could face a long delay as it waits for the FWS to approve changes to the launch pad after the first test flight attempt in April.

Even though its test launch might be delayed by months in the worst case scenario, Starship is still seeing a lot of action at the test site these days. Footage from dedicated observers shows that SpaceX removed and then installed the interstage separation ring on the top of the Super Heavy booster earlier after first stacking the full Starship system at the start of this month. The interstage ring is the latest addition to the rocket, and it follows April's test launch failure, where the two Starship rocket stages failed to separate during flight.

SpaceX has made dozens of system level upgrades to Starship since the April flight, and these primarily involve the rocket's engines, its propulsion system and fire suppression capabilities. Most of the failures during the first Starship test involved its engines and the engine bay, as SpaceX tried to fly a rocket with 33 engines for the