SpaceX is finally ready to push its giant stainless steel rocket past the edge of space and into true Earth orbit.
The company announced Tuesday that it is targeting as early as Sept. 22 to launch the 14th test flight of Starship from its Starbase facility in South Texas. A 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT (12:15 UTC), pending regulatory approval.
The nearly 10-hour flight plan calls for the upper stage to reach an altitude of roughly 275 kilometers (171 miles), circle Earth six times, and complete a controlled deorbit burn with a single Raptor engine before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile.
From suborbital tests…
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