The super-heavy rocket could go into orbit as early as April 10 if it receives a license from the regulator.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced preparations for the first test flight of the Starship super-heavy rocket, developed for manned missions to the Moon and Mars. He wrote this on Twitter on April 6.
“Starship is complete and ready to launch next week, pending regulatory approval,” Musk said.
On April 10 and 12, the airspace area east of the Texas coast over the Gulf of Mexico was declared a “danger zone due to the launch of the SpaceX Super Heavy Starship rocket” according to an international NOTAM notice to aircraft pilots .
Earlier, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which issues licenses for space launches, announced that the first orbital test flight of the rocket could take place on April 10.
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Recall that the Starship reusable rocket system consists of the Ship 24 spacecraft and the Super Heavy carrier. Its height reaches 120 meters.
The test flight will take place in unmanned mode. As part of the first flight, the rocket will perform an orbit around Earth, and then Ship 24 will make a controlled splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX plans to carry out the first orbital launch of the rocket in 2021, but then repeatedly postponed the launch date.
The reason is the requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration for the Boca Chica spaceport to protect the environment.
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