Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon carry out its first test flight of 'Starship,' a rocket&nbsp;which, as per AFP, is touted as the company's most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to ferry humans to the Moon and beyond. The launch which is scheduled for Monday, as per a Reuters report, comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it a green flag. The long-awaited license allowing the space vehicle to be launched into orbit was granted on Friday. It&nbsp;clears the way for the test flight that is crucial to&nbsp;SpaceX's goals in space.&nbsp;

The launch is monumental. SpaceX's Starship is the space capsule the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected for its Artemis III mission.

"Success maybe, excitement guaranteed!," tweeted billionaire Elon Musk late on Friday.

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In a statement, FAA said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements."

The licence&nbsp;is valid for five years.&nbsp;As per regulatory notices filed on Friday, the liftoff of SpaceX's most powerful rocket 'ever' can happen anytime from 5:30 am to 2 pm Central time on Monday.&nbsp;

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AFP pins the liftoff time at 7 am (1200 GMT) from the private space company's sprawling Texas base. It also reports that in case the attempt is postponed, fallback times are scheduled for later this week.

Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. Slated for late 2025 at the earliest, the Artemis III mission will take humans to the lunar surface.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon carry out its first test flight of 'Starship,' a rocket which, as per AFP, is touted as the company's most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to ferry humans to the Moon and beyond. The launch which is scheduled for Monday, as per a Reuters report, comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it a green flag. The long-awaited license allowing the space vehicle to be launched into orbit was granted on Friday. It clears the way for the test flight that is crucial to SpaceX's goals in space. The launch is monumental. SpaceX's Starship is the space capsule the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected for its Artemis III mission. "Success maybe, excitement guaranteed!," tweeted billionaire Elon Musk late on Friday. Success maybe, excitement guaranteed! https://t.co/LoDrBmHkQa — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2023 × Also read | Explained | Get the dope on JUICE, Europe’s mission to find aliens In a statement, FAA said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements." The licence is valid for five years. As per regulatory notices filed on Friday, the liftoff of SpaceX's most powerful rocket 'ever' can happen anytime from 5:30 am to 2 pm Central time on Monday. Also read | AI models like ChatGPT ‘drink’ an enormous volume of water, finds study AFP pins the liftoff time at 7 am (1200 GMT) from the private space company's sprawling Texas base. It also reports that in case the attempt is postponed, fallback times are scheduled for later this week. Starship consists of a reusable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. Slated for late 2025 at the earliest, the Artemis III mission will take humans to the lunar surface. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Up, Up, and Away!: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to try and launch ‘Starship,’ its most powerful rocket ever on Monday

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster had a successful test-firing on Thursday when the engines of the most powerful rocket ever built came to life for a brief period. The booster is one half of the company's Starship rocket system and is designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond in the coming months.

In what is called "static fire", 31 of the Super Heavy's 33 Raptor rocket engines fired for roughly 10 seconds at SpaceX's facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, chief executive Elon Musk tweeted shortly after the test, which was shown during a livestream.

"Team turned off 1 engine just before start &amp; 1 stopped itself, so 31 engines fired overall," Musk tweeted. "But still enough engines to reach orbit!"

When it makes its maiden flight, Starship will become the most powerful operational rocket system in history.

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The rocket, which is almost as tall as a 23-story building, remained clamped down vertically in place atop a platform adjacent to a launch tower as giant sheets of orange flames erupted from the base of the rocket and clouds of smoke billowed into the air. When put together with its upper-stage Starship spacecraft, the entire vehicle will stand taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 meters) high.&nbsp;

Musk's ambitious plans for the spaceship include colonising Mars.&nbsp;

The company will soon attempt to launch the powerful, next-generation rocket for the first time in an uncrewed flight to space. It isn't clear if it will conduct another static-fire test of the Super Heavy, with all 33 engines.

The test mission will lift off from Texas and land off the coast of Hawaii, and could happen "in the next month or so," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday.&nbsp;

"Keep in mind, this first one is really a test flight," Shotwell said. "The real goal is to not blow up the launch pad, that is success."

NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis 3 mission, set for 2025 at the earliest.&nbsp;

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster had a successful test-firing on Thursday when the engines of the most powerful rocket ever built came to life for a brief period. The booster is one half of the company's Starship rocket system and is designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond in the coming months.

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster had a successful test-firing on Thursday when the engines of the most powerful rocket ever built came to life for a brief period. The booster is one half of the company's Starship rocket system and is designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond in the coming months. In what is called "static fire", 31 of the Super Heavy's 33 Raptor rocket engines fired for roughly 10 seconds at SpaceX's facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, chief executive Elon Musk tweeted shortly after the test, which was shown during a livestream. "Team turned off 1 engine just before start & 1 stopped itself, so 31 engines fired overall," Musk tweeted. "But still enough engines to reach orbit!" When it makes its maiden flight, Starship will become the most powerful operational rocket system in history. Also Read | World's first space tourist plans new flight to moon aboard SpaceX Starship The rocket, which is almost as tall as a 23-story building, remained clamped down vertically in place atop a platform adjacent to a launch tower as giant sheets of orange flames erupted from the base of the rocket and clouds of smoke billowed into the air. When put together with its upper-stage Starship spacecraft, the entire vehicle will stand taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 meters) high. Musk's ambitious plans for the spaceship include colonising Mars. The company will soon attempt to launch the powerful, next-generation rocket for the first time in an uncrewed flight to space. It isn't clear if it will conduct another static-fire test of the Super Heavy, with all 33 engines. The test mission will lift off from Texas and land off the coast of Hawaii, and could happen "in the next month or so," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday. "Keep in mind, this first one is really a test flight," Shotwell said. "The real goal is to not blow up the launch pad, that is success." NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis 3 mission, set for 2025 at the earliest. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Up, Up, and Away!: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to try and launch ‘Starship,’ its most powerful rocket ever on Monday

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