Elon Musk’s SpaceX starship could orbit as early as this year…
SpaceX has revealed its plans for the first orbital test flight of its next-generation rocket.
Starship Orbital Launch Attempt details per FCC exhibit:
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) May 13, 2021
– Staging 170 seconds into flight
– Booster will splashdown in the Gulf 20 miles downrange
– Starship will perform a soft landing 62 miles northwest of Kauaihttps://t.co/2qBHS6pj73 pic.twitter.com/TlVae0YCBI
It would launch from Texas and then splashdown off the coast of Hawaii.
The Starship prototypes are around the size of a 16-story building, and are made of stainless steel.
The program continues to move at a rapid pace, following last week’s successful landing and recovery of Starship SN15.
