Orbital Flight Test
Starship
SpaceX
Mission
Orbital Flight Test
Type: Test Flight
Maiden flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster will separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage will achieve orbit until performing a powered, targeted splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of Kauai (Hawaii).
Location
Orbital Launch Mount A
SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USA
9 rockets have launched from SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USA.
Agency
SpaceX
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: SpX
Administration: CEO: Elon Musk
Founded: 2002
Launchers: Falcon
Spacecraft: Dragon
Country: USA
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
This is the game changer folks the one we have all been waiting for .
This is history in the making the one that will get us on the moon , mars and beyond .
Go SpaceX.
I hope for a successful flight.Light this candle,Spacex
History in the making here Aaron.
We will all be watching, go Elon.
Well,There will be two history making flights This year Ken and Judy.The Falcon Super Heavy and the SLS(Space Launch System)From NASA.May all go well with both missions.Sincerely,Aaron Gosnell
Very true Aaron , 2022 is the turning point in space exploration history just like Apollo 11 however this time we have private companies leading the way with NASA . Where was SpaceX 52 years ago, we could be on Mars by now with a statue of Neil, Buzz and… Read more »
Way to go Spacex.Way to go NASA.Wernher Von Braun would be Proud.
Well let’s hope that the issues with the FAA get cleared up so we can launch.If not ,we can go to Canaveral Instead.Bur that will really delay things.😪
They’ll eventually go to Canaveral with Starship and Super heavy combo anyway.So why not Just go there Instead.
They did not have this kind of trouble with the Apollo missions but times have changed. The launch will happen because there is quiet a lot riding on this for some major players .
Well true,Ken and Judy.The launch will go off sometime.And I look forward to seeing it go.Sincerely,Aaron Gosnell.
why keep delaying
Hi Ryan,
FAA and Regulations “red tape” from the Feds can take time but this bird will fly and make history and we will all never forget .
Is there an exact date for this launch yet? I’m only seeing April 2022 with no date.
Launches are not usually confirmed more than 2 weeks out.
Move it to Florida. Already OKed
Not wrong here Rick.
Seems the Authorities are making the choice for Elon to move to Florida with the Starship family.
way is the faa dlaying it
“Environmental” issues around the immediate location .
What is the exact planned launch date (as of today)?
The launch date has not been set. Keep checking back.