New 4/20 launch date for Starship

[Hanno Labuschagne]

New 4/20 launch date for Starship

SpaceX is aiming to launch its next-generation Starship rocket on April 20, the second attempt for the groundbreaking flight after a pressurisation issue upended the company’s initial test.

Elon Musk’s closely held company announced the new date in a tweet on Monday, hours after postponing a planned inaugural test flight for the fully assembled vehicle.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

So it will go up in smoke
A blaze of glory

 

[Brian_G]

So it will go up in smoke
A blaze of glory

You seem to have an anti-rocket fetish

 

[Bliksis]

Any other time it's 20/4.

Actual headline:

New launch date for Starship’s test flight​

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

You seem to have an anti-rocket fetish

The rocket is powered by green energy
The rocket is named Bud lightyear

 

[Brian_G]

Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to test flight of Starship rocket – Spaceflight Now

The 62-minute launch window for the Starship mega-rocket opens at 8:28 a.m. CDT (9:28 a.m. EDT; 1328 UTC). The weather forecast calls for partly to mostly cloudy conditions, a chance of patchy fog, and moderate winds.

CDT (American Central Time) is currently 7 hours behind us.

 

[Brian_G]

 

[Vorastra]

Official SpaceX stream.

 

[saor]

Official SpaceX stream.

They go for launch so far?

 

[saor]

Yeah cool looks like good for launch in just over 10 mins.

 

[konfab]

420 reasons why I hate potheads.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Looking good so far, I see a possible hold at 40seconds possibly, but at this point I think they're going to do whatever they need to get that thing launched.

 

[ToxicBunny]

And there we go... released the hold and launch is a go.

 

[saor]

Many many somersaults.

 

[ToxicBunny]

RUD confirmed.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Is it just a test launch

 

[Vorastra]

womp womp

Maybe next time they can turn off the crowd mic, Christ sake.

 

[Brian_G]

They can grin as much as they want, was only half successful

But nice to watch.

 

[now05ster]

Flippen magnificent launch. Well done, SpaceX and the support they received.

Lekker BEE/AA/Government interference.

 

[saor]