Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts First Launch of Starship Megarocket [Update]
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Update: April 20, 12:25 p.m. ET: Starship successfully blasted off from the Boca Chica launch site on April 20 at 9:33 a.m. ET
. The rocket flew for nearly four minutes before entering into a hopeless tumbling state, forcing SpaceX to destroy the rocket.
Update: April 17, 9:18 a.m. ET: Starship will not launch today due to a pressure issue detected in the Super Heavy booster. “A pressurant valve appears to be frozen,” explained SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a tweet
. Grounds teams are now using the opportunity to complete a full launch rehearsal in preparation for a launch as early as Wednesday (ground teams require a minimum of 48 hours to perform a re-do). Encouragingly, the valve problem appears to have been the only issue spotted today.
Update: April 17, 8:19 a.m. ET: A slight delay has pushed today’s launch to 9:20 a.m. ET. Weather continues to look good.
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All eyes are on Boca Chica, as SpaceX attempts the first integrated flight test of Starship. The 394-foot-tall (120 meters) rocket is expected to exert an unprecedented 16.5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the most powerful launch vehicle in human existence. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has wanted
a rocket like this since 2005, so this is a long time coming.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued
the company a license to launch on Friday, setting the stage for Monday’s test flight. On late Sunday evening, SpaceX issued a tweet
, saying it’s targeting 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, April 17 for liftoff. CNN says
the launch window will end at 10:30 a.m. ET. The company will broadcast the event live, with coverage starting at around 8:15 a.m. ET. You can watch the launch at SpaceX
or at the live feed below.
Starship Flight Test
The launch will also be made available through a number of third party live feeds, including NASASpaceflight, Lab Padre, and Everyday Astronaut, which you can access at the feeds below.
SpaceX Launches Starship Flight Test
Starbase Rover 2.0 Cam SpaceX Starship Launch Complex
Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE from the edge of the exclusion zone!!!
The fully integrated rocket is currently standing at the nearly 500-foot-tall (146 meters) launch tower located at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is charting unknown waters with this rocket, despite previously running a wet dress rehearsal
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