Elon Musk is has declared “all systems green” for the test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built, Starship, designed to one day send astronauts to the Moon and Mars.
The 390ft rocket, which has been picked by NASA for its return to the lunar surface, is on the launch pad at the billionaire’s SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. It is due to launch at any moment from 2.28pm UK time.
The mission has already been delayed once, after a frozen valve led to issues with fuelling the rocket during its first attempt on Monday.
Mr Musk has sought to manage expectations for the first launch, saying on Sunday his main objective for the mission was “just don’t blow up the launchpad.”
The super heavy Starship rocket has been picked by the US space agency for its 2025 Artemis III Moon mission, the first time mankind will return to the Moon’s surface since the Apollo programme ended in 1972.
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Wee reminder, on SLS first launch, it went all the way to the moon's orbit and safely back, Starship on the other hand lost 3 engines in the first seconds of its short-lived flight – this is nothing short of a catastrophic failure and waste of money, but for the fireworks like this – keep it going Elon!
a teabag and a burning matchstick have more results
MEANWHILE IN AREA 51 on S-4 THE DISC ARE USING MICRO GRAVITY WAVES IN OMICRON CONFIGURATION TO FOLD SPACE TIME AND GO FROM EARTH TO TAU CETI IN A BLINK…..
53:28 < DANGER ROCKET DESTRUCT BUTTON
With Wernher von Braun in command of SpaceX this would not have happened …
Where do I get the merch?
Well done 👏 Another significant step in the right direction! Best wishes for future!
Crimea a good place for a Space Port. EU must go to South America to launch. Small to medium sized satellites can launch south east or south
One small step for Elon one giant step for gravity 🤣
Since so many positive comments, Space X needs to product more explosion rockets. Keep exploding the crowd loves it
Amazing video ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Important !!!!!
Dommage
Knowing what Elon musk is like that if the blew it up on purpose
AHAHAHAHAHA LOSER CANT EVEN LAUNCH A SIMPLE ROCKET. LELON LUSK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That got way farther than I thought it would to be honest,
lol all these comments like 'great job on the catastrophic failure, enormous collateral damage, and ecological devastation 🤠 $tsla'
Never get past the firmament…..
I’ll wait for the bus thanks
Expensive fireworks ever and what a show! We are better off with Falcon Heavy for it flew 4 times faster and has a better and will be more successful than the StarShip. Let's see how many boosters will be built after this and for how long; 2 years?
Great work SpaceX
Should of put lots of woke and trans passengers on it
2030 will be a successful year ..
Hi guys! I am the chief engineer. I'm looking for a job.
I know how to spend gazillions of dollars in five minutes.
Elon's recipe for success: sign a contract with the government, take the money, do NOTHING, blow up the evidence 😂
So much media coverage saying it was a failure. There facts are wrong.
It's all about testing . And even though the second stage didn't happen. It was still an amazing achievement.
So for the likes of bad media coverage well Get your facts right and stop the bad vibes there is no need for it.
Well done space X team
And can't wait to see the next one in a few months time.
F
Akcwoooord
A bunch of stupid shouting for a exploded meta 😂😂
Elon look hopeless! Another billions into osean
Only clearing tower and burning billions was their mission
The bit that landed in my garden will make a great half pipe
Genuinely unbelievable. GOD SPEED STARSHIP!!!
Nous saluons la performance et le travail réalisé. Je sais que le risque zéro n'existe pas mais c'est une sacrée prouesse réalisée. Continué vous allez réussir. Saluez elon pour nous. Merci des cet exploi.
Does anyone still believe that we got to the moon and called the people that were on the moon with a space phone? In 1969???
!ESPECTACULAR CANAL!!
Keep up the great work
I’m missing why everyone is cheering. It never accomplished the plan. What about all that fuel spilling?
Good to blast
X Men 😂😂😂
23:24 "A very hard ocean landing, if we even make it that far" – ok, some perspective.
Globers are so easily impressed
Musk has a strong heart.
the 1200th comment.
Help!
I'm pissed! This dumbzuck is destroying the nest bearing beaches for Ripley Sea Turtles, and destroying OUR environment! Our Air Quality is being disrupted by the worst explosions ever seen by man in America! His "tests" are actually going to kill Texans! We are sick of his experiments on us! Why Boca Chica? Well, Brownsville officials are so corrupt in this border town, they can be bought off for Pennies! Folks, this needs to be stopped! He isn't advancing space here, he is killing people! This would never be accepted anywhere else in America!
The cheering is eerie. Is this a cult of some sorts?
Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have-not's
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (1971)
Fake… Man will never walk on mars.
What the heck was that cartoon voice suddenly interrupting the take-off (around 50 mins in)? Did we have a brief crossover to Looney Toons for a moment?
Congratulations SpaceX Team! Amazing!