will hopefully launch first orbital flight

WILL HOPEFULLY LAUNCH FIRST ORBITAL FLIGHT INSTALL

Finish all the GSE tanking and plumbing Plumb all the pipes, fueling and other GSE to the launch tower and stand

WILL HOPEFULLY LAUNCH FIRST ORBITAL FLIGHT INSTALL

Install all the wiring and plumbing as well as stairs and elevator to the launch tower

Install the crane onto the launch tower Finish installing the remaining sections of the launch tower Before that launch it seems like they will have to: Keeping up on the progress in Texas there is just a lot to get done before any flight and they do seem importantly focused on the support systems now. This is definitely a 'Musk time' estimate. Together, Starship and Super Heavy will be nearly 400 feet tall when stacked for the launch. The rocket initially launches on a 'Super Heavy' booster, which makes up the bottom half of the rocket and stands about 230 feet tall. Starship prototypes stand at about 160 feet tall, or around the size of a 16-story building, and are built of stainless steel - representing the early version of the rocket that Musk unveiled in 2019. The company in May revealed its plan for the flight, which would launch from the company's facility in Texas and aim to splash down off the coast of Hawaii. SpaceX has conducted multiple short test flights of Starship prototypes over the past year, but reaching orbit represents the next step in testing the rocket. 'We are really on the cusp of flying that system, or at least attempting the first orbital flight of that system, really in the very near term,' Shotwell added. From a report: 'I'm hoping we make it, but we all know that this is difficult,' Shotwell said, speaking at the National Space Society's virtual International Space Development conference. SpaceX is 'shooting for July' to launch the first orbital spaceflight of its Starship rocket, company president Gwynne Shotwell said Friday.

Will hopefully launch first orbital flight