Sina Technology News Beijing time on the morning of
September 22, according to reports, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) said that
the long-awaited SpaceX Starship (Starship) spacecraft and Super Heavy (Super
Heavy) The first orbital test flight of the Heavy booster could come as soon as
the end of October, but he noted that a November launch is more likely.
Musk responded to a question from a fan in a post on the
social media site Twitter on Wednesday, saying the company would have two
Starships and two boosters ready to work by November.
Musk's multiple public statements about the Starship
reveal that the vehicle is a massive, reusable rocket final stage and
spacecraft that can carry up to 100 people at a time, promising to help Musk
and his company "colonize" Mars" plan. The starship itself is
160 feet (about 48 meters) high, and its super heavy booster is 230 feet (about
70 meters) high, which is also reusable.
The Starship and Super Heavy rockets are more powerful,
producing 12 million pounds of thrust and capable of delivering more than 100
tons to low-Earth orbit, SpaceX said.
So far, the Starship vehicle has only flown at a low
altitude of about 40,000 feet above the Texas desert, and that test flight was
launched from SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica.
SOURCE : China news
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