Elon Musk (Elon Musk) has announced new dates for the launch of the Starship spacecraft. According to him, the first orbital flight could take place at the end of the first quarter of this year, that is, at the end of March. According to Musk, this could be in February or March, the exact date has yet to be determined. Obviously, it will be named closer to the deadline.

“we have a real chance [запуску] at the end of February. Launch attempt in March looks very likely ‘ he replied, answering the user’s question.

Starship was previously scheduled to take off in 2021, but that didn’t happen due to a string of permissions. But now they are taken.

If all goes as planned, SpaceX will launch a Starship prototype called Ship 24, set to launch at Starbase in Texas. The ship is scheduled to launch using the Super Heavy rocket (codename). Booster 7), which should be brought to an unmanned offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico after launch. Currently, Ship 24 will fly around the Earth once and then land.

It is worth noting that earlier Starship took off in 2021. Then it took off about 10 km. In the future, this ship is planned to be used in flights to the Moon and Mars.