SpaceX plans to launch one of its most ambitious flights in South Texas on Monday. Here’s what to expect
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SpaceX is planning one of its most ambitious launches on Monday, as the massive Starship could embark on a flight into Earth's orbit for the first time. The mission could have broad implications for future space exploration. Starship 14 is expected to launch as early as Monday, Sept. 28, at 7:15 a.m. The rocket and spacecraft are stacked at Starbase in South Texas near Brownsville. The opportunity to launch on Monday will last until roughly 8:30, after which the launch will be delayed. On Thursday, SpaceX, which recently launched the largest IPO in history bolstering its founder Elon Musk to become the first trillionaire, completed a rehearsal of the launch. Monday's launch is pending regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The flight will be streamed both on SpaceX's X account and its website. Starship 14's flight Starship is SpaceX's fully reusable super heavy-lift space vehicle, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built. This fourteenth mission will be the first to fully deploy operational Starlink satellites into space, after the previous July mission demonstrated the ability to do so. Starship 14 is expected to fly at an altitude of roughly 170 miles above the Earth and complete six orbits around the planet over the course of 10 hours. The vehicle consists of two major pieces, or stages: the upper stage and the booster. Two and a half...
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