Washington – Sputnik. The spacecraft consists of the Starship upper stage mounted on the Super Heavy rocket booster. It launched at approximately 23:20 GMT from SpaceX facilities at the Starbase. After sending the Starship upper stage into space, about 10 minutes after liftoff, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Starship is scheduled to land NASA astronauts on the moon by 2027. This rocket is essential for launching larger Starlink satellites, which play a crucial role in achieving SpaceX’s goals in mobile broadband internet, a core part of Musk’s vision to send humans and cargo to Mars.
