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SpaceX may launch Starship orbital test flight next week: reports By Mike Wall published 3 days ago The landmark flight could lift off as early as April 10. SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket could attempt to go orbital for the first time as soon as next week... ...NASA is apparently tentatively reserving "the use of its high-altitude WB-57 aircraft for observations of the Starship test flight on April 10 and 11," Berger wrote over the weekend(opens in new tab). "The agency is closely tracking SpaceX's progress with the massive rocket, as it intends to use the Starship vehicle as a lunar lander for its astronauts as part of the Artemis moon missions."... ...The orbital test flight will attempt to send Ship 24 on one lap around Earth, culminating with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian island of Kauai. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-orbital-test-flight-april-2023 image credit Jessica Kirsh