The test version of Starship Hopper, which awaits its first flight test in Texas in the coming weeks AFP'Aiming for first 15km/50ft altitude flight next week'Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has said SpaceX will perform the first proper flight of Starship next week after a successful test firing of the Mars-bound spacecraft. "Aiming for first 15km/50ft altitude flight next week," Musk tweeted on Wednesday. At least seven more prototypes are planned before a fully-fledged flight for Starship, though no precise timetable for its development has been publicly revealed. Musk confirmed that Starship prototype Serial Number 8, or SN8, successfully completed a test firing of its three engines ahead of the flight attempt. Earlier this year, Musk made Starship SpaceX’s number one priority after growing frustrated with the rate of progress.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 27, 2020 18:00 UTC