SpaceX is less than 48 hours from a scheduled Starship orbital launch attempt. The FAA has granted the license for the launch.
Thursday, June 6 for Starship’s fourth flight test. A 120-minute launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT.
Targeting Thursday, June 6 for Starship’s fourth flight test.
A 120-minute launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/jWdhCAyk8I
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 4, 2024
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If this one also explodes in (sub)orbit, it’s time to reconsider the whole starship model. Remember, the idea is not only to reach orbit and be stable, but to refuel 10-15X in order to get anywhere useful like the Moon; I still believe we will have nuclear rockets by 2030, before Starship is in any way reliable enough for the dozens of refuels it would need to reach Mars (more likely, picking up multiple additional boosters in Earth orbit instead, then dropping them along the way, but this is clumsy & dangerous too). And this is only for ONE Starship, not the 1,000s in Sci-Fi/Fantasy from Musk’s mind.