Elon Musk has said Starship's debut orbital launch has a 50% chance of success, but thinks there's an 80% chance of reaching orbit by the end of the year. The billionaire has said the 394ft-tall rocket system will eventually carry astronauts to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
The rocket system's second stage - the craft that would carry a crew of astronauts in the future - would then be deployed and complete a full orbit of the Earth, before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down off Hawaii.A notice posted by America's Federal Aviation Administration suggests a test may happen on Monday, with backup dates listed as Tuesday and Wednesday.
It will be dependent on a launch licence being granted, which the flight regulator said it had not yet done.
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