SpaceX Plans To Test First Orbital Starship Flight In January 2022


NASA launch first commercial spaceship

Reported first by TechCrunchMusk In a joint meeting of space research boards -- Space Studies Board and the Board on Physics and Astronomy -- revealed that SpaceX is aiming for the first Starship orbital flight to take place sometime in January next year.

Musk aims to complete the work on the pad and the launch tower at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and with the first orbital launch in January 2022, will follow a dozen more launches throughout the year. 

Musk didn’t shy away from admitting that there was a “lot of risk” and that the launch could not be successful. However, Musk said the team would at least “make a lot of progress”. The timing is also based on an FAA environment impact review of the aforementioned facility, and any delays in the completion of the review could push back launch dates further.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Mars on Mars

How to use NASA's APOD API