SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time
Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to launch a historic test flight of its massive Starship rocket early Monday.
TL;DR
- SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket early Monday, aiming for its first orbital reach.
- The 75-minute launch window begins at 8:15 a.m. ET from Starbase, Texas.
- The FAA issued a license for the launch and reentry operations on September 26.
- The mission includes deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites.
- Starship is vital for expanding SpaceX's Starlink internet business, which was profitable in Q2.
- SpaceX hopes Starship will circle the planet on this 14th test flight.
- Future plans include a NASA test flight and using Starship to bring astronauts to the moon.
- SpaceX intends to launch "AI compute satellites" in 2027.
- New v3 Starlink satellites are larger, more powerful, and generate twice the power of prior generations.