WATCH: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Starship In First Major Flight Test

On Monday morning, SpaceX, the company founded and led by billionaire Elon Musk, is set to launch the Starship in its very first flight test in Texas.

The launch takes place at approximately 8:20 a.m. after being postponed for multiple days due to weather concerns.

NASA has previously unveiled its own rocket but Musk’s Starship promises to be twice as powerful, however, Musk said in a Twitter Spaces on Sunday that expectations should be low, as reported by CNN.

“If we get far enough away from the launch pad before something goes wrong, then I think I would consider that to be a success,” he said. “Just don’t blow up the pad.’

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The construction of the starship has been going on for years and it has been repeatedly tested with “hop tests” that lift the starship a few feet off the ground. There was also a suborbital flight test in May 2021 that was successful.

“As we venture into new territory, we continue to appreciate all of the support and encouragement we have received from those who share our vision of a future where humanity is out exploring among the stars!” SpaceX wrote on Twitter in anticipation of the launch.

As we venture into new territory, we continue to appreciate all of the support and encouragement we have received from those who share our vision of a future where humanity is out exploring among the stars!

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2023

“Cryogenic propellant load of Starship is underway, liftoff in T minus 1 hour,” Musk wrote at 7:18 a.m. CST.

Cryogenic propellant load of Starship is underway, liftoff in T minus 1 hour

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 17, 2023

With much riding on the Starship launch, such as future space expeditions to Mars, the launch of the Starship is a pivotal point in space exploration and, if successful, would mark a major success for SpaceX and Elon Musk.

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