Elon Musk, the billionaire creator of SpaceX, will offer an upgrade on his businesss development on its substantial brand-new Starship rocket and you can view it live online.Musk will talk about the SpaceX Starship program at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) throughout a 30-minute discussion for the National Academies Space Studies Board and Board of Physics and Astronomy. Video: Watch SpaceXs Starship SN20 test-fire 6 Raptor enginesThis SpaceX picture reveals the very first test-fire of 6 Raptor engines on the businesss Starship SN20 rocket model on Nov. 12, 2021 at the Starbase facility in near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. Musk initially unveiled strategies for Starship in 2016 (it was at first called the Interplanetary Transport System, and later the Big Falcon Rocket) and has actually released routine updates on its design over the years leading up to a series of suborbital test flights earlier this year.The current prototype, called Starship SN20, test-fired its 6 Raptor engines last week at the SpaceXs Starbase center in South Texas in an action towards its first orbital flight.
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, will offer an upgrade on his companys progress on its substantial new Starship rocket and you can view it live online.Musk will discuss the SpaceX Starship program at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) during a 30-minute discussion for the National Academies Space Studies Board and Board of Physics and Astronomy. Video: Watch SpaceXs Starship SN20 test-fire 6 Raptor enginesThis SpaceX picture shows the first test-fire of 6 Raptor engines on the businesss Starship SN20 rocket model on Nov. 12, 2021 at the Starbase facility in near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. Musk first revealed strategies for Starship in 2016 (it was at first called the Interplanetary Transport System, and later the Big Falcon Rocket) and has actually provided regular updates on its style over the years leading up to a series of suborbital test flights earlier this year.The current prototype, called Starship SN20, test-fired its six Raptor engines last week at the SpaceXs Starbase center in South Texas in an action towards its very first orbital flight.