SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a series of tweets on Sunday that the first very short test flights of the company's massive rocket called Starship are 'hopefully' this week.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a series of tweets on Sunday that the first very short test flights of the company's massive rocket called Starship are"hopefully" this week.
Residents near the SpaceX facility in Brownsville, Texas, received warning notices from local officials on Friday. The notice said that"SpaceX is planning to conduct testing as soon as the week of March 18," during which"SpaceX will establish a safety zone perimeter in coordination with local law enforcement.
SpaceX is in the early stages of developing the Starship rocket. Musk said that first"really short" flights will use one of the company's powerful Raptor engines. Starship, with an enormous booster called"Super Heavy," is being built to transport up to 100 people to the moon, Mars and more.
Although it appeared SpaceX was facing a setback when the top half of Starship blew over due to heavy winds in Texas, Musk said SpaceX"decided to skip building a new nosecone for Hopper."
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