SpaceX's Starship could launch to orbit for first time as soon as July(space.com)
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SpaceX's Starship could launch to orbit for first time as soon as July
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-orbital-flight-possible-july-2021
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That seems extremely unlikely. However, even a Sept launch date would be an AMAZING accomplishment.
Would love to compare cost and time for SLS vs this Starship launch.
Would love to compare cost and time for SLS vs this Starship launch.
Metaculus is not convinced: https://www.metaculus.com/questions/6341/when-will-starship-...
Ah, yes. I trust the internet's wisdom about the aerospace industry. After all the armchair quarterbacking I've seen around every other aerospace event I can't imagine a more reliable source of speculation.
Probability Markets are interesting in a way Twitter Trends are not
Yikes!
This information is already out of date. The earliest possible launch license for launching a bunch of Starlink terminals is 1. August. A number of other licensing and regulatory issues are outstanding. Elon in a talk today mention 'next couple month'.
Looking at the progress of the launch site and required hardware I would be supervised if they managed it even in August. I would put my money on September.