SpaceX, the aerospace company headed by Elon Musk, has been developing its giant rocket called Starship for quite some time now. Musk recently started the orbital flight of the rocket that will take humans to the moon and eventually to Mars. that you are ready explained and said that this experiment could take place in the near future. If your only obstacle to flight from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) It was indicated that approval was required.

Today came the expected news and the FAA’s Starship vehicle, along with the Super Heavy missile, is for orbital testing. necessary permissions have been obtained announced. After that came the first information about when the flight will take place.

The first orbital test is scheduled for Monday.

SpaceX announced the orbital test in a statement on its own site. Monday, April 17 at 3 p.m stated its purpose. In what will be a milestone for the company, the Starship and Super Heavy missile were tested in Texas. starbase It was reported that it will be launched from the base.

120 meter spaceshipA vehicle that can carry both cargo and people. The main feature is completely reusable are. SpaceX says the vehicle will enable humanity to return to the moon, and help travel to Mars and beyond in the future. The first layer of the two-tier vehicle consists of the Super Heavy missile and the second layer consists of the Starship spacecraft.

NASA had selected Starship to carry astronauts to the moon in the Artemis III mission to be held in late 2025. For the moon mission that will take place in November 2024, he chose his own rocket SLS. Let’s mention that Starship is both bigger and stronger than SLS.

How to Watch Starship Orbital Flight?

The entire flight, which will take approximately 90 minutes, will start from the Starbase base and near Hawaii it will end. SpaceX also added that the launch will be broadcast live on YouTube.