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SpaceX Starship countdown: all of the news on its first flight to orbit
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SpaceX Starship prototype stacked on top of a Super Heavy rocket in Boca Chica, TX. | Image: SpaceX
SpaceX’s first window to attempt an orbital launch for the Starship and its Super Heavy rocket opens at 8AM ET on Monday morning, targeting 9AM or so for liftoff.