Starship's first orbital test flight could occur as soon as next week, Elon Musk said.
SpaceX had apparently been eyeing a liftoff as early as Monday , but on Friday , the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration set a provisional launch window for the rocket of, between 7:00 and 11:00 a.m. EDT . This is a tentative target, however; the FAA has not yet issued a launch license for the Starship flight, as far as we know.
The next shot, a low-angled one, features a closer look at the fully reusable rocket, which is capable of carrying up to 150 metric tons to low Earth orbit. The third image, an overhead shot, shows an impressive closeup of the tip of the Ship 24 upper-stage prototype, which was stacked atop the Booster 7 first stage on Wednesday .
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