Elon Musks SpaceX Set For Debut Flight Of Starship Rocket System To Space

On Monday, SpaceX made final preparations early to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time on a brief but highly anticipated uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 m) high, was due for blastoff from the SpaceX facility at Boca Chica, Texas, during a two-hour launch window that opens at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). The rocket is designed to carry up to 100 people on long-duration interplanetary flights. It also intends to supplant the company’s Falcon 9 … Continue reading Elon Musks SpaceX Set For Debut Flight Of Starship Rocket System To Space