SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday gave a timeline for the orbital launch of Starship, which is being developed and tested at the company’s Boca Chica launch facility in Texas.
What Happened
When one of Musk’s Twitter followers shared a picture of the Starship and asked him when an orbital launch is likely, the world’s richest person said a “successful” orbital flight is likely between one and 12 months from now.
A *successful* orbital flight is probably between 1 and 12 months from now
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 2, 2022 The question was triggered by Musk’s own tweet, in which he shared a CNBC video entitled “Why Starship is the Holy Grail For SpaceX.” Musk commended the video, calling it a “good CNBC piece on SpaceX & Starship.”…