'I think, in order for life to become multiplanetary, we'll need maybe 1,000 ships or something like that,' Musk said. SpaceX aims to launch as many as a dozen Starship test flights next year, he said, to complete the 'test flight program' and move to launching 'real payloads in 2023.' He stressed that creating a mass production line for Starship is crucial to the program's long-term goals, noting that the current 'biggest constraint' on rocket manufacturing is how fast the company can build the Raptor engines needed for Starship. 'We intend to have a high flight rate next year,' Musk said. Musk noted that he wasn't sure if Starship would successfully reach orbit on the first try, but emphasized that he is 'confident' that the rocket will get to space in 2022.
#Spacex will hopefully launch starship flight license#
First, the company needs a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration for the mission, with the regulator expecting to complete a key environmental assessment by the end of this year. The company's next major step in developing Starship is launching to orbit.
'We'll do a bunch of tests in December and hopefully launch in January,' Musk said, speaking at a meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Space Studies Board. An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Elon Musk on Wednesday said SpaceX is 'hoping' to launch the first orbital flight test of its mammoth Starship rocket in January, a schedule that depends on testing and regulatory approval.
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