SpaceX is been working on colorful prototypes of its Starship spacecraft, and some have ended in spectacular failure. Still, SpaceX has worked utmost of the bugs out of Starship and has blazoned that its first orbital test flight could be in November. Word of the implicit orbital test flight came from CEO Elon Musk Musk twittered on October 22 if all went well, the first orbital flight attempt could be in November. Still, Musk did add a caveat noting that having a flight in November did depend on nonsupervisory blessing. Presently, SpaceX’s orbital test flight is pending with the FAA. Before the flight can be, SpaceX has to be granted an FAA launch license for orbital breakouts.
One portion of the review by the FAA that’s still undecided this time is the environmental review concerning SpaceX’s launch installation near the Texas seacoast. The FAA completed its draft interpretation of the review and opened it up for public comment inmid-September. A portion of the public comment period ended on October 18, but commentary by correspondence and dispatch are still open through November 1 The launch installation is near a city called Boca Chica in South Texas. Some commentary have reportedly uttered support for SpaceX and its operations in the area, while others have expressed enterprises about the terrain performing from launches. The orbital flight test is critical for SpaceX and the unborn use of Starship by NASA for its moon operations.
It would feel that Elon Musk is confident SpaceX will be granted its launch license. Still, Musk has a history of overpromising, only to change timelines down the road. It remains to be seen if SpaceX can complete its orbital flig
