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On Saturday evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to give an update on the Starship Flight Test which took place on April 20th, 2023, and to provide insight into the future of the program.
This morning, SpaceX's Starship took to the South Texas skies for the first time in its fully integrated form.
On April 11th, SpaceX updated the official Starship webpage to include the timeline for Starships Integrated Flight Test. SpaceX has also officially confirmed that both the Booster and Ship stages will attempt a soft-water landing during the course of the inaugural launch.
A detailed timeline and expectations of events for the day of Starship's orbital test flight.
After many years of anticipation, SpaceX has completed the 33 engine static fire of the Super Heavy Booster #7. This test is the last of the necessary structural tests needed for Starship #24 and Booster #7, and both vehicles are now officially fit for flight.
At 13:01 local time, SpaceX performed a 6-7 second static fire of single Raptor engine on Ship 24 for the first time after undergoing structural repairs since September.
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