After Starship Test Fire, Elon Musk Expects 150-meter Hop ‘Soon’
Elon Musk tweeted about the latest SpaceX vehicle.
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Elon Musk’s hopes for didn’t quite pan out, but a recent test firing has the SpaceX CEO expecting to see the company’s new vehicle take flight shortly. On Thursday he that its new SN5 build completed a full duration static fire, and said a 150m test hop will happen “soon.” Of course, ten days ago he there would be a flight attempt within a week, but they are making progress.
Starship SN5 just completed full duration static fire. 150m hop soon.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Last August we saw SpaceX’s and sooner or later the actual Starship will make a similar test flight. The company has continued to iterate on its design and pressure test prototypes — we remember — as it moves closer to actual flight. If there’s any information on a webcast of the event, we’ll let you know. Even with the scheduled for a return this weekend, SpaceX’s is the Starship project.
Elon Musk’s hopes for didn’t quite pan out, but a recent test firing has the SpaceX CEO expecting to see the company’s new vehicle take flight shortly. On Thursday he that its new SN5 build completed a full duration static fire, and said a 150m test hop will happen “soon.” Of course, ten days ago he there would be a flight attempt within a week, but they are making progress.
Starship SN5 just completed full duration static fire. 150m hop soon.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Last August we saw SpaceX’s and sooner or later the actual Starship will make a similar test flight. The company has continued to iterate on its design and pressure test prototypes — we remember — as it moves closer to actual flight. If there’s any information on a webcast of the event, we’ll let you know. Even with the scheduled for a return this weekend, SpaceX’s is the Starship project.
