{"id":186202,"date":"2023-01-14T04:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/spacex-readies-massive-starship-in-preparation-for-test-flight\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T04:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:35:02","slug":"spacex-readies-massive-starship-in-preparation-for-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/spacex-readies-massive-starship-in-preparation-for-test-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX readies massive Starship in preparation for test flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first launch of SpaceX’s massive rocket, called Starship, could be coming soon. The company shared a series of photos highlighting the vehicle’s progress ahead of its highly anticipated test flight.<\/p>\n
Starship consists of two major components: a massive first-stage booster called the \u201cSuper Heavy\u201d and an upper stage known as \u201cStarship.\u201d In typical SpaceX fashion, both aspects of the craft are designed to be fully reusable.<\/p>\n
The company has been working its way towards the program’s first orbital test flight, which CEO Elon Musk says is coming soon, and could take place as soon as the end of February.<\/p>\n
The historic mission would pair Starship vehicle Ship 24 with Super Heavy Booster 7. The duo were recently mated together in video footage released by SpaceX, captured from its South Texas facilities.<\/p>\n