SpaceX's next-generation mega rocket is set to launch on a key test flight Thursday morning in a bid to demonstrate new technologies and techniques that will be crucial on future missions to the moon and beyond.
SpaceX's next-generation mega rocket is set to launch on a key test flight Thursday morning in a bid to demonstrate new technologies and techniques that will be crucial on future missions to the moon and beyond. The upcoming launch will be the rocket’s third and most ambitious test flight , according to SpaceX. The event will be closely watched because the nearly 400-foot-tall booster, known as Starship will launch from SpaceX’s Starbase test site in Boca Chica, Texas.
Liftoff is expected around 8:30 a.m. ET, but that timing is tentative and could change based on the rocket’s status and weather at the launch site. With this flight, SpaceX is hoping to demonstrate that Starship can carry out a controlled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. Before that, the test also includes several different objectives from the rocket’s previous two outing
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