SpaceX envisions Starship as a fully reusable transportation system to carry astronauts and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and more.
This Monday at 10am (Argentina time), the largest and most powerful rocket ever built from SpaceX, called Starship, will make the first test flight. It will take off from the base located in South Texas on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
On its first launch, the Starship will be limited to fly over the Earth and will not complete an orbit, will drop the first stage of the rocket into the ocean when it has used up its fuel; and, after crossing Africa and Eurasia, it will fall in the Pacific near Hawaii.
Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of SpaceXand aims to transform the space industry since with this vehicle, in which the first astronauts will travel to reach Mars, the cost is lower than any other current rocket.
SpaceX: how to watch the launch of the Starship rocket
The launch and subsequent terrestrial monitoring can be seen through the official accounts of SpaceXboth on its website and in its communication channels. Youtube and Twitter.
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The US Space Agency (NASA) chose the Starship capsule to transport its astronauts to the Moon as part of the mission Artemis III, Scheduled to come out in late 2025 or later.
Until now the rocket has never flown in its full configuration, powered by the first stage. “Success maybe, but excitement guaranteed”, expressed Musk from Twitter, the social network of which he owns.
Source: Ambito
