{"id":23039,"date":"2020-12-12T01:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/morgan-stanley-on-spacex-starship-sn8-test-flight-is-a-major-leap-forward-in-u-s-space-program\/"},"modified":"2020-12-12T01:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:43:49","slug":"morgan-stanley-on-spacex-starship-sn8-test-flight-is-a-major-leap-forward-in-u-s-space-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/morgan-stanley-on-spacex-starship-sn8-test-flight-is-a-major-leap-forward-in-u-s-space-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Stanley on SpaceX: Starship SN8 test flight is a major leap forward in U.S. space program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1499\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"8394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/12\/11\/morgan-stanley-on-spacex-starship-sn8-test-flight-is-a-major-leap-forward-in-u-s-space-program\/spacex-starship-sn8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1499,842\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SpaceX-Starship-SN8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morgan Stanley published a research note this week following the first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX\u2019s Starship vehicle. The investment firm describes the test flight of SpaceX\u2019s Starship serial number 8 prototype rocket as \u201ca major leap forward in the U.S. space program\u201d for at least three reasons:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-8233\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Progress toward enabling more exploration of the Moon and Mars which it calls the hottest real estate in the solar system<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrating a flight technique that can enable point-to-point travel from one side of the planet to another in under an hour<\/li>\n<li>Inching closer to realizing the ability to launch batches of 400 Starlink internet satellites on Starship compared to 60 on Falcon 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research note emphasizes that the much broader rollout of SpaceX\u2019s broadband satellites is factored into their valuation of the private space exploration company. SpaceX has already launched an invite-only beta program for its satellite internet service, and more regions will come online through 2021. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX has also received funding from NASA to develop Starship into a modern human landing system for the space program\u2019s upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon. A version of Starship could be used to transport astronauts from NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft parked in lunar orbit down to the surface of the Moon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a fiery conclusion for SN8, Starship serial number 9 is being rolled out to the launch site in Boca Chica as soon as Monday. It\u2019s possible we could see SpaceX attempt a rapid turnaround with its prototype vehicle before the end of the year. Based on the performance of SN8, it\u2019s entirely possible SN9 could stick the landing using data learned from its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-8233',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" data-attachment-id=\"8315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/12\/09\/spacex-starship-sn8-aced-launch-and-bellyflop-maneuver-landing-explosive-data-collected\/attachment\/03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=350,233 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=140,93 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=1499,1000 1499w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/03.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss the test flight? View <em>Space Explored\u2019s <\/em>coverage from 5 miles away in South Texas:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jEbbyXg1JVU?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jEbbyXg1JVU?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Top image shot for Space Explored by<\/em> <em>An Tran<\/em><\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5506057612223327\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related\">Related<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SpaceX Starship: SN8 aced launch and bellyflop maneuver; landing explosive, data collected<\/li>\n<li>SpaceX in Texas: Starship SN8 awaits first high-altitude flight test this week [Gallery]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-reading-space-explored\">Enjoy reading Space Explored?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Stanley published a research note this week following the first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX\u2019s Starship vehicle. 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