According to Musk, SpaceX Starship could launch on its orbital test flight by the end of April.
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The flight depends on license approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Musk took to Twitter to inform everyone about the flight.
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Starship is made up of a giant first-stage booster, Super Heavy, and a 50 meters upper-stage spacecraft, Starship.
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Both stainless-steel vehicles are designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.
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SpaceX powers both the next-gen Raptor engine — 33 for Super Heavy and 6 for Starship.
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The success rate of the mission is around 50%.
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SpaceX is building multiple Starship vehicles at the South Texas site.
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These vehicles will be launched coming months.
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There's about an 80% chance one of them will reach orbit this year.
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The giant, stainless-steel vehicle will be the most powerful rocket ever to fly, featuring about 2.5 times more thrust at liftoff than NASA’s iconic Saturn V.
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Starship is developed to take people and cargo to the Moon and Mars.
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