Musk says Starship orbital stack to be ready for flight in few weeks
(Reuters) – SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket ought to be ready for flight in the approaching weeks, taking the unorthodox billionaire a step nearer to his dream of orbital after which interplanetary journey.
SpaceX in May effectively landed its Starship prototype, SN15, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that may lastly carry astronauts and large cargo payloads to the moon and Mars.
The touchdown received right here after 4 prototype landing makes an try had ended in explosions.
“First orbital stack of Starship ought to be ready for flight in a few weeks, pending solely regulatory approval,” Musk tweeted https://twitter.com/elonmusk/standing/1426715232475533319.
The full Starship rocket, SpaceX’s next-generation launch vehicle, stands 394 toes (120 meters) tall when coupled with its super-heavy first-stage booster.
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