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SpaceX’s Starship Vehicle Stacked for Launch at Starbase Facility in South Texas                                                                   

SpaceX has recently shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas.              

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This coming liftoff is a big one, as it will be the first-ever orbital test flight of a Starship vehicle.                           

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The rocket, consisting of a Starship upper stage atop a Super Heavy booster,                                                                                       

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stands 394 feet (120 meters) tall and will become the most powerful rocket ever launched when it takes flight.                                             

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According to SpaceX’s recent tweet, the team is working towards a launch rehearsal next week,     

The Launch Rehearsal and First Integrated Flight Test

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followed by Starship’s first integrated flight test a week later, pending regulatory approval.

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However, Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, suggested an even more accelerated timeline, saying via Twitter on Thursday

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that the launch could happen as soon as next week, provided regulatory approvals come through.                                         

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SpaceX had apparently been eyeing a liftoff as early as Monday (April 10), but on Friday (April 7),                            

FAA’s Provisional Launch Window

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the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) set a provisional launch window for the rocket of April 17, between 7:00 and 11:00 a.m. EDT (1100 to 1500 GMT).

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This is a tentative target, however; the FAA has not yet issued a launch license for the Starship flight, as far as we know.

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SpaceX has shared three images of the huge stainless-steel rocket on its Twitter account.                              

Stunning Images of Starship

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The first Starship image shows the rocket at a distance, framed by the seaside scenery at Starbase, which is on Texas’ Gulf Coast.                              

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The next shot, a low-angled one, features a closer look at the fully reusable rocket, which is capable of carrying up to 150 metric tons to low Earth orbit.

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The third image, an overhead shot, shows an impressive closeup of the tip

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of the Ship 24 upper-stage prototype, which was stacked atop the Booster 7 first stage on Wednesday (April 5).

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