SpaceX has obtained the necessary license for Starship, the spacecraft that will take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The vehicle’s first orbital flight is planned for Monday.
SpaceX, the space company under the direction of Elon Musk, has been developing its giant rocket called Starship for a long time. Musk recently started the orbital flight of the rocket that will carry people to the Moon and eventually Mars. that you are ready explained and said that this experiment could happen in the near future. If your only obstacle to flight from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) It was stated that approval was required.
Today, the expected news came, and the FAA’s Starship vehicle, together with the Super Heavy rocket, is for orbital testing. necessary permissions have been obtained announced. After that, the first information about when the flight will take place came.
The first orbital test is scheduled for Monday.
SpaceX announced the orbital test in a statement on its own site. Monday, April 17th at 15:00 stated his aim. In what will be a milestone for the company, the Starship and Super Heavy rocket were tested in Texas. starbase It was reported that it will be launched from the base.
120 meter StarshipA vehicle that can carry both cargo and people. The most important feature is completely reusable to be. SpaceX says that the vehicle will enable humanity to return to the Moon, and that it will help travel to Mars and beyond in the future. The first layer of the two-layer vehicle consists of the Super Heavy rocket, and the second layer consists of the Starship spacecraft.
NASA had chosen Starship to carry astronauts to the Moon in the Artemis III mission to be held in late 2025. For the Moon mission to be held 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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA
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.
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