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is hoping to carry out the first test flight of starship later on monday. it s the most powerful rocket ever built and designed to send astronauts to the moon and eventually beyond. 0ur reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. this is starship, and it could be a game changer when it comes to space travel. it is a fully reusable space transportation system that can carry up to 100 people. now spacex have shared these pictures of it on its launch pad at its base in texas, ready for this test flight. it has a 150 minute launch window but look, it is absolutely massive. let me give you a sense ofjust how huge it is. take a look at this here s the starship, at 120 metres. the space shuttle was less than half that. these are the 33 raptor engines that will get it into space. and in february, spacex engineers did this.
space shuttle, also called Space Transportation System, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and to glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth’s surface that was developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Formally called the Space Transportation System (STS), it lifted off into space for the first time on April 12, 1981, and made 135 flights until the program ended in 2011. The U.S. space shuttle consisted of three major components: a winged orbiter that carried both crew and
of starship later on monday it s the most powerful rocket ever built, and designed to send astronauts to the moon and eventually beyond. 0ur reporter nicky schiller has more. this is starship, and it can be a game changer when it comes to space travel. it is a fully reusable space transportation system that can carry up to 100 people. now spacex have shared these pictures of it on its launch pad at its base in texas, ready for this test flight. it has a 150 minute launch window but look, it is absolutely massive. let me give you a sense ofjust how huge it is. take a look at this here s the starship, at 120 metres. the space shuttle was less than half that. these are the 33 raptor engines that will get it in the space. and in february, spacex