Starship Orbital Flight Test ‘Highly Likely’ By March, Musk Says

Static engine test of Starship Ship 24 on Dec. 15.

Credit: SpaceX
The first orbital flight test of SpaceX’s deep-space reusable Starship spacecraft is targeted for launch in late February or March from the company’s privately owned spaceport near Brownsville, Texas, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said. “We have a real shot at late [February/March] launch...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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